Shona native speakers vs Dzongkha native speakers
How many people speak Shona and Dzongkha languages tells about Shona native speakers vs Dzongkha native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.30 million people speak Shona as native language while 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language. You can also go to Shona vs Dzongkha Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Shona and Dzongkha language. In some regions, Shona and Dzongkha languages are used as second language. There are 16.00 million speakers who use Shona as second language and 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language.
Native Names of Shona and Dzongkha
Native names are used in the Shona and Dzongkha Speaking Countries. Both Shona and Dzongkha languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Shona and Dzongkha you will get to know the native names of Shona and Dzongkha languages. The native name of Shona is chiShona and native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha). The alternative names of Shona and Dzongkha languages are as follows:
- Shona alternative names are: Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
- Dzongkha alternative names are: Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
The French name of Shona is shona whereas German name of Shona is Schona-Sprache. The German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha whereas French name of Dzongkha is shona.