Lakha | |
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Region | Bhutan |
Native speakers
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8,000 (1993) |
Tibetan script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | lakh1240 |
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. Lakha is spoken by descendants of pastoral yakherd communities.