Dzongkha
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Dzongkha is the official language of Bhutan, a Himalayan country in Asia. The language's name comes from the distinctive fortress architecture (called dzongs) that is characteristic of Bhutan's cultural identity.
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- Language.name
- Dzongkha
- Language.altname
- BhutaneseBhutanese Tibetan
- Language.states
- Bhutan
- Language.ethnicity
- Ngalop people
- Language.speakers
- 171,080
- Language.date
- 2013
- Language.ref
- e18
- Language.speakers2
- Total speakers: 640,000
- Language.familycolor
- Sino-Tibetan
- Language.fam2
- Tibeto-Burman
- Language.fam3
- Tibeto-Kanauri (?)
- Language.fam4
- Bodish
- Language.fam5
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- Phonotactics
- Writing system
- Romanization
- Grammar
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- Number
- Case
- Derivation
- Pronouns
- Personal pronouns
- Verbs
- Conjugation
- Copula
- Adjectives
- Comparison
- Numerals
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- References
- Bibliography
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- Vocabulary
- Grammar
thumb|Kinley speaking Dzongkha (Wikitongues) right|thumb|Jakar Dzong, representative of the distinct [[dzong architecture from which Dzongkha gets its name]]
Dzongkha ( ), also known by its exonym Bhutanese, is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Sino-Tibetan language family that is primarily spoken by the Bhutanese people. It is the official and national language of Bhutan, and is written using the Tibetan script.