How Many People Speak?
0.64 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %0.22 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.17 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
0.47 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
dzongkha
lao
German Name
Dzongkha
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Lao people