Igbo and Dzongkha
National Language
Nigeria
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
India
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
-
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Hello
kedụ
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
dalụ
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
ka chi fo
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Not present
Adap
Where They Speak
-
Bhutan
Native Name
igbo
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
igbo
dzongkha
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Ngalop people
Origin
30th Century BC
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Dzongkha
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-
All Igbo and Dzongkha Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Dzongkha Speaking population
Igbo and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Dzongkha on Igbo vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Dzongkha Language Codes
Igbo and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.