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At least six of the nineteen languages and dialects of Bhutan are Central Bodish languages. Dzongkha is a Central Bodish language [2] with approximately 160,000 native speakers as of 2006. [3] It is the dominant language in Western Bhutan, where most native speakers are found. It was declared the national language of Bhutan in 1971. [4]
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [ 1 ] Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
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Dzongkha is the national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Other languages spoken include Brokpa, Dzala, Chali Chocangacakha, Dakpa language, Khengkha language, Nepali language, Gongduk, Nyenkha, Lhokpu, Takpa and Tshangla. [21] Almost all the languages of Bhutan are from the Tibetic family (except Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language).
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Pages in category "Languages of Bhutan" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Western Circassian language. Official language in: Adygea, Russia; Spoken also in: Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Germany, United States, Netherlands etc. Afade – afaë Spoken in: Cameroon and Nigeria; Afar – Qafár af National Language in: Eritrea; Afrihili – El-Afrihili Proposed lingua franca of Africa; Afrikaans – Afrikaans