Lhokpu

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A language of Bhutan

ISO 639-3
lhp
Alternate Names
Lhobikha, Taba-Damey-Bikha
User Population

2,500 (Van Driem 1993).

Location

Samtse district: Damtey, Loto Kuchu, Lotu, Sanglong, Sataka, and Taba villages between Samtsi and Phuntsoling.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish
Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lhokpu
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

An ancient population of Bhutan.