Countries
India, Pakistan
Bhutan
National Language
India, Pakistan
Bhutan
Second Language
Pakistan
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
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Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Not Available
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Not Available
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Not Available
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Tsip maza
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
pendjabi
dzongkha
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Ngalop people
Origin
1000 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
panj1256
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Dzongkha Speaking population
Punjabi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Punjabi and Dzongkha on Punjabi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Dzongkha Language Codes
Punjabi and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.