Dzongkha and Zulu
Countries
Bhutan
South Africa
National Language
Bhutan
South Africa
Second Language
India
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Zulu-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
Sawubona
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
unjani
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Not Available
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Not Available
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Not Available
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Not Available
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Tsip maza
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lunana
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
dzongkha
zoulou
German Name
Dzongkha
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Zulu people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Dzongkha and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Zulu Speaking population
Dzongkha and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Dzongkha vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Zulu Language Codes
Dzongkha and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.