Bhutan Languages

Description
The national language is Dzongkha (Bhutanese), one of 53 languages in the Tibetan language family. The script, locally called Chhokey (literally, "Dharma language"), is identical to classical Tibetan.

In Bhutan's education system, English is the medium of instruction, while Dzongkha is taught as the national language.


 * Dzongkha - a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by over half a million people in Bhutan; it is the country's sole official and national language.[3] The Tibetan script is used to write Dzongkha.

There are two dozen other languages of Bhutan, all members of the Tibeto-Burman language family except for Nepali.

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet The Tibetan script used to write Dzongkha has thirty basic letters, sometimes known as "radicals", for consonants. The Bhutanese government adopted a transcription system known as Roman Dzongkha in 1991.
 * Dzongkha Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia

Pronunciation
 * Rinchhen Khandu, A New mMthod English-Dzongkha Dictionary : topic-based with pronunciation guide, Thim-phu : Rinchen Khandu, 2010 - Available at WorldCat

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Jamkhar Karma Drupchu, Pocket pictorial Dzongkha dictionary, Thimpu : DSB Publication, 2013 - Available at WorldCat
 * Kun-bzaṅ-phrin-las, Advanced Dzongkha dictionary, 	Thim-phu : Ke-aem-kri dpe skrun khaṅ, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
 * Kun-bzang-phrin-las & Bstan-vdzin-dbang-vdus, English-Dzongkha dictionary, Thimphu KMT 2000 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries
 * Dictionary English - Dzongkha - Glosbe
 * English to Dzongkha Translator - Bablefish

Language Aids
 * Dzongkha Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia

Additional Resources

 * Languages and Ethnic Groups of Bhutan - The Language Gulpher
 * Dzongkha, The National Language of Bhutan