Xhosa and Dzongkha
Countries
South Africa
Bhutan
National Language
South Africa
Bhutan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
India
Regulated By
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Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Hello
Molo
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Unjani
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
Molo
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Tsip maza
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bhutan
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bhutan
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bhutan
Native Name
isiXhosa
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
xhosa
dzongkha
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Ngalop people
Origin
16th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Branch
Bantu
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Dzongkha
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
nucl1307
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Dzongkha Speaking population
Xhosa and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Dzongkha on Xhosa vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Dzongkha Language Codes
Xhosa and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.