dz
Technical information about ISO 639 language code dz
The table below provides technical details for the Dzongkha language, designated by the dz
code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
Dzongkha belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family, precisely to the Tibeto-Burman subgroup. It is the official language of Bhutan, and it is written using the Tibetan script. It is estimated that there are more than 150,000 speakers worldwide.
Speakers
170K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Dzongkha speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
dz-BT
– Dzongkha (Bhutan)
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