Lakha language

For other uses, see Lakha (disambiguation).
Lakha
ལ་ཁ་, la kha
RegionBhutan
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1993)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3lkh
Glottologlakh1240
ELPLakha

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]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Lakha language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)