Dzongkha

Dzongkha

རྫོང་ཁ
240K speakers · Sino-Tibetan › Tibeto-Burman · Tibetan
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BhutanChinaIndiaNepal
Related varieties
BurmeseTibetanS'gaw KarenEastern PwoMeiteiGaroKachinPa'o KarenRakhineMizo

Written in the Tibetan script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include pronoun dropping.

Vulnerable

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Official in 1 countries

Bhutan
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Typology

Word order SOV
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition postposition
Def. article no
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop yes
Tonal no
Gender no
Noun cases yes
Ergative yes

Related Languages

Burmese Tibeto-BurmanTibetan Tibeto-BurmanS'gaw Karen Tibeto-BurmanEastern Pwo Tibeto-BurmanMeitei Tibeto-BurmanGaro Tibeto-BurmanKachin Tibeto-BurmanPa'o Karen Tibeto-Burman
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