Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Bhutan
National Language
China, Taiwan
Bhutan
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
India
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Not Available
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
Chinese.jpg#200
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Not Available
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Not Available
Please
请 (Qǐng)
Not Available
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Tsip maza
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Bhutan
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Bhutan
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
chinois
dzongkha
German Name
Chinesisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Han
Ngalop people
Origin
1250 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sini1245
nucl1307
Linguasphere
79-AAA
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Chinese 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 Chinese and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Dzongkha Speaking population
Chinese and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Dzongkha on Chinese vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Dzongkha Language Codes
Chinese and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.