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