Dzongkha and Maltese
Countries
Bhutan
European Union, Malta
National Language
Bhutan
Malta
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
India
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Ħello
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Grazzi
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Kif int?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Not Available
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Not Available
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Not Available
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Skużi!
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Adap
Not Present
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Malti
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Malti
French Name
dzongkha
maltais
German Name
Dzongkha
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Maltese
Origin
17th Century
c. 1470
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
North Abric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Maltese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1307
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Dzongkha and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Maltese Speaking population
Dzongkha and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese 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 Maltese on Dzongkha vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Maltese Language Codes
Dzongkha and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.