Zulu and Dzongkha
Countries
South Africa
Bhutan
National Language
South Africa
Bhutan
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Sawubona
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
unjani
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Not Available
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Not Available
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Not Available
Please
Ngiyacela
Not Available
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Tsip maza
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Lunana
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
zoulou
dzongkha
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Ngalop people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
nucl1307
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Zulu and Dzongkha Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Zulu and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Dzongkha Speaking population
Zulu and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Zulu and Dzongkha on Zulu vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Dzongkha Language Codes
Zulu and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.