Countries
Bhutan
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
0
46
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National Language
Bhutan
Portugal
Second Language
India
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
India
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Latin
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million231.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %3.27 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.17 million216.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
0.47 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Português
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Português
French Name
dzongkha
portugais
German Name
Dzongkha
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Portuguese people or portugueses