Lakha language

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Lakha
ལ་ཁ་, la kha
Region Bhutan
Ethnicity Lap [1]
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1993) [2]
Sino-Tibetan
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lkh
Glottolog lakh1240
ELP Lakha

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. [2] [3] Lakha is spoken by descendants of pastoral yakherd communities. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Hattaway, Paul (2004). Peoples Of The Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Guide. William Carey. p. 156. ISBN   9780878083619 . Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. ↑ Lakha language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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