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Dzongkha and Kannada


Kannada and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
India   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
95   
39
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
30   
20
35   
25

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Not Available   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
Not Available   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Adap   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
dzongkha   
kannada   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
17th Century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
Not Available   
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
kan   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Dzongkha and Kannada 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 Dzongkha and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dzongkha and Kannada Speaking population

Dzongkha and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Dzongkha and Kannada on Dzongkha vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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