Khengkha language
Khengkha (ISO 639-3 code xkf) is a language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in Bhutan. It has about 40,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | xkf |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | khen1241 |
| Family | Sino-Tibetan |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Bhutan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 40,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Sino-Tibetan languages, nearest first.
- Tibetan6,000,000 speakers
- Gurung325,000 speakers
- Dzongkha170,000 speakers
- Adi100,190 speakers
- Dakpakha31,000 speakers
- Chocangacakha20,000 speakers
- Thangmi18,991 speakers
- Kurtokha15,000 speakers
- Nyenkha8,692 speakers
- Lakha8,000 speakers
- Brokpake5,000 speakers
- Lhokpu2,500 speakers
More about Khengkha
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.