ISO 639-3 · lkhlkh
Southern Tibetic family
Lakha
Lakha is a language of the Southern Tibetic branch, spoken in Bhutan.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lkh- Glottocode
lakh1240- Family
- Southern Tibetic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lakha |
|---|
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: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Southern Tibetic to Lakha
The branches above Lakha, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
6Southern TibeticfamilylkhLakhalanguage
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 · EducationaltsjTshanglaBodish · 175,0004 · EducationallepLepchaSino-Tibetan · 66,5006b · ThreatenedxkzKurtöpBodish · 15,0006b · ThreatenedgoeGongdukSino-Tibetan · 1,000VulnerablekjzBumthangSino-Tibetan6b · Threatened