Olekha
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A language of Bhutan
Alternate Names
Black Mountain Language, Monkha, Monpa, Ole Mönpa
User Population
500 (Van Driem 2007).
Location
Trongsa district: 3 enclaves west of Mangde river; Wangdue Phodrang district: Adha, Jangji, Rukha, Thrumzur, and Wangling villages; dialects separated by the Black mountains.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
None known. Retained complex verbal system of Proto-Tibeto-Burman.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults.
Reportedly an ancient population of Bhutan.