Lunanakha

A language of Bhutan

ISO 639: luk
Population: 700 (1998).
Location:: Gasa district: Lunana, on Pho Chhu river north from Punakha, right fork halfway up the valley.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Central, Southern
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Dzongkha [dzo], but many divergent grammatical features limit intelligibility between them.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lunanakha
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Take herds over to Gasa District, north from Punakha up the Mo Chhu River.

Location: Gasa district: Lunana, on Pho Chhu river north from Punakha, right fork halfway up the valley.