| Kheng | |
|---|---|
| ྨཕགལཔམཕ | |
| Native to | Bhutan |
| Ethnicity | Kheng |
Native speakers | 50,000 (2003)[1] Total speakers: 65,000[1] |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xkf |
| Glottolog | khen1241 |
| ELP | Khengkha |
The Khengkha language (Dzongkha ྨཕགལཔམཕ), or Kheng,[1] is an East Bodish language spoken by ~40,000 native speakers worldwide,[2] in the Zhemgang, Trongsa, and Mongar districts of south–central Bhutan.[3]
- ^ a b c Kheng at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Did you know Khengkha is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
