ISO 639-3 · xkzxkz
Bodish family
Kurtöp
Kurtöp is a language of the East Bodish branch (Bodish), spoken in Bhutan. Wikidata counts 15,000 first-language speakers (2011).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
xkz- Glottocode
kurt1248- Family
- Bodish
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
15,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kurtöp |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kurtokha, Kurtöp language, Kurtop, Kurtö, Zhâke |
| L1 speakers | 15,000 (2011) |
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 Bodish to Kurtöp
The branches above Kurtöp, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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 · ThreatenedgoeGongdukSino-Tibetan · 1,000VulnerablekjzBumthangSino-Tibetan6b · Threatened