Layakha

A language of Bhutan

ISO 639: lya
Population: 1,100 (2003).
Location:: Gasa district; Punakha district: Laya area; Thimphu district: Lingzhi Gewog.
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 significantly limit mutual intelligibility. Spoken by Layabs, alpine yakherds in northern Bhutan, and Lingzhibs in Western Bhutan.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Layakha
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Gasa district; Punakha district: Laya area; Thimphu district: Lingzhi Gewog.