Kheng language

Kheng
ྨཕགལཔམཕ
Native toBhutan
EthnicityKheng
Native speakers
50,000 (2003)[1]
Total speakers: 65,000[1]
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3xkf
Glottologkhen1241
ELPKhengkha

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]

  1. ^ a b c Kheng at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Did you know Khengkha is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  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.