Brokkat language
Tibetic language spoken in Bhutan
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Brokkat (Dzongkha: བྲོཀ་ཁ་; Wylie: Brok-kha; also called "Brokskad" and "Jokay") is an endangered[2] Southern Tibetic language spoken by about 300 people in the village of Dhur in Bumthang Valley of Bumthang District in central Bhutan.[3][1] Brokkat is spoken by descendants of pastoral yakherd communities.[3]
| Brokkat | |
|---|---|
| བྲོཀ་ཁ Brok-kha | |
| Region | Bhutan |
Native speakers | (300 cited 1993)[1] |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bro |
| Glottolog | brok1249 |
| ELP | Brokkat |
 Brokkat is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
