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Dzongkha vs French


French vs Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Bhutan   
France   

Second Language
India   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
India   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
95   
39
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
30   
20
20   
10

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
bonjour   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
Merci   

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Not Available   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Not Available   
Bonjour   

Please
Not Available   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
désolé   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
au revoir   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Lunana   
African French   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Adap   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
français   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
Français   

French Name
dzongkha   
français   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
17th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
fre   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Dzongkha and French Language History

Comparison of Dzongkha vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Dzongkha and French language. History of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Dzongkha and French Language History.

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Dzongkha and French Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Dzongkha and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and French language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Dzongkha vs French Difficulty

The Dzongkha vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dzongkha Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Dzongkha and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dzongkha and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dzongkha is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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