Irish and Dzongkha
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Bhutan
National Language
Ireland
Bhutan
Second Language
Ireland
India
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
India
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
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Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
Please
le do thoil
བསྐྱར་མ་
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Tsip maza
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Laya
Where They Speak
Connacht
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Lunana
Where They Speak
Munster
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Adap
Where They Speak
Ulster
Bhutan
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
irlandais moyen
dzongkha
German Name
Mittelirisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Ngalop people
Origin
c. 750
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Branch
Goidelic
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Dzongkha
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
nucl1307
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Irish 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 Irish and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Dzongkha Speaking population
Irish and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Dzongkha on Irish vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Dzongkha Language Codes
Irish and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.