Madurese and Dzongkha
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Bhutan
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
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Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese 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
Hello
Halo
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
matur nuwun
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Tsip maza
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bhutan
Native Name
Madurese
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
madourais
dzongkha
German Name
Maduresisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[madura]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Ngalop people
Origin
8th Century AD
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Signed Dzongkha
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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Glottocode
madu1247
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Dzongkha Speaking population
Madurese and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Dzongkha on Madurese vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Dzongkha Language Codes
Madurese and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.