Dzongkha native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers
How many people speak Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.
Native Names of Dzongkha and Sinhalese
Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Dzongkha and Sinhalese languages are as follows:
- Dzongkha alternative names are: Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
- Sinhalese alternative names are: Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is dzongkha.