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ISO 639-3 · kjzkjz
Sino-Tibetan family
Bumthang
Bumthang is a language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in Bhutan. Wikidata describes it as “Sino-Tibetan language of Bhutan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kjz- Glottocode
bumt1240- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bumthang |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bumthangkha, Bumthang language |
| Written in | Tibetan alphabet |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Bumthang
The branches above Bumthang, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
289Sino-TibetanfamilykjzBumthanglanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Bhutan
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationnewNewarSino-Tibetan · 1 m4 · EducationaldzoDzongkhaSouthern Tibetic · 237,0801 · NationaltsjTshanglaBodish · 175,0004 · EducationallepLepchaSino-Tibetan · 66,5006b · ThreatenedxkzKurtöpBodish · 15,0006b · ThreatenedgoeGongdukSino-Tibetan · 1,000Vulnerable