Dzongkha

Dzongkha or Bhutanese (Page Template:Bo-textonly/fonts.css has no content.རྫོང་ཁ་, [dzoŋkʰa]), is the national language of Bhutan.

Dzongkha
Bhutanese
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Dzongkha - in Bhutanese script.svg
The word "Dzongkha" in Jôyi, a Bhutanese form of the Uchen script
Native to Bhutan
 China
 India


Bhutan, Xizong, Northern (Tibetan)Nepal Part
EthnicityBhutanese
Native speakers171,080  (2013)e18
Total speakers: 640,000[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Early forms:
Dialects
Adap
Writing systemTibetan alphabet
Dzongkha Braille
Official status
Official language in Bhutan
Regulated byDzongkha Development Commission
Language codes
ISO 639-1dz
ISO 639-2dzo
ISO 639-3dzoinclusive code
Individual codes:
lya – Laya
luk – Lunana
adp – Adap
Linguasphere70-AAA-bf
Dzongkha native language districts.svg
Districts of Bhutan in which the Dzongkha language is spoken natively are highlighted in yellow.

Dzongkha Media

References

  1. "How many people speak Dzongkha?". languagecomparison.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.