Dzongkha native speakers vs Santali native speakers
How many people speak Dzongkha and Santali languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Santali native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 6.30 million people speak Santali as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Santali Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Santali language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Santali languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and no estimate of people speaking Santali as second language.
Native Names of Dzongkha and Santali
Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Santali Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Santali languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Santali you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Santali languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Santali is संथाली (sãtʰālī). The alternative names of Dzongkha and Santali languages are as follows:
- Dzongkha alternative names are: Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
- Santali alternative names are: Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Santali is Santali whereas French name of Santali is dzongkha.