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OLE ISO 639-3

Olekha

A language of Bhutan

ISO 639
ole
Alternate Names
Black Mountain Language, Monkha, Monpa, Ole Mönpa
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.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish
Dialects
None known. Retained complex verbal system of Proto-Tibeto-Burman.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Olekha
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Reportedly an ancient population of Bhutan.

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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.