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Dzongkha and Sinhalese Speaking countries


Sinhalese and Dzongkha Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Sri Lanka  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bhutan  
Sri Lanka  

Second Language
India  
Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Maldivian Language  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Sanskrit Language  

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Dzongkha and Sinhalese as Minority Language

In Dzongkha and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dzongkha and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Dzongkha as minority language: India.
  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Dzongkha and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Dzongkha vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dzongkha and Sinhalese Regulators

Dzongkha and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Dzongkha and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dzongkha Development Commission regulates Dzongkha language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Dzongkha and Sinhalese Language History.

Dzongkha and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Dzongkha and Sinhalese continents in which Dzongkha and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dzongkha and Sinhalese. Most of the Dzongkha speaking countries lie in Asia. While Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages:

Dzongkha Interesting Facts:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

The Dzongkha language was derived from Tibetan Language and is similar to Sikkimese Language whereas Dzongkha language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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