National Language
Bhutan
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Not Available
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Not Available
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Not Available
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Tsip maza
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Log Jay Gay
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Laya
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lunana
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Adap
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Laos
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Dzongkha
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Lao
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Dzongkha and Lao 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 Lao dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Lao Speaking population
Dzongkha and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao 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 Dzongkha and Lao on Dzongkha vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Lao Language Codes
Dzongkha and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.