Khengkha
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Khengkha, also called the Kheng language, is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in the Zhemgang
, Trongsa
and Mongar
districts of south central Bhutan
. There are about 40,000 speakers of Khengkha.
, Nupbikha and Bumthangkha, nearby languages of central and eastern Bhutan, to the extent that they may be considered part of a wider collection of "Bumthang languages."
Zhemgang
Zhemgang District , is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Samdrup Jongkhar Districts, and borders Assam in India to the south...
, Trongsa
Trongsa
Trongsa, previously Tongsa , is a town and capital of Trongsa District in central Bhutan. The name means "new village" in Dzongkha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama, Ngagi Wangchuk, who was the great-grandfather of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the person who unified...
and Mongar
Mongar
Mongar is a town and seat of Mongar District in Bhutan. As of 2005 it has a population of 3502....
districts of south central Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. There are about 40,000 speakers of Khengkha.
Related languages
Historically, Khengkha and its speakers have had close contact with speakers of KurtöpkhaKurtöp language
The Kurtöp language is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in the Kurtoe Gewog, Lhuntse District, Bhutan...
, Nupbikha and Bumthangkha, nearby languages of central and eastern Bhutan, to the extent that they may be considered part of a wider collection of "Bumthang languages."