Lakha_language

Lakha language

Lakha language

Southern Tibetic language of Bhutan

For other uses, see Lakha (disambiguation).

Lakha (Tibetan: ལ་ཁ་, Wylie: la kha "language of the mountain pass", also called "Tshangkha") is a Southern Tibetic language spoken by about 8,000 people in Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa Districts in central Bhutan.[1][2] Lakha is spoken by descendants of pastoral yakherd communities.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. [2]
    Lakha language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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