Alternate Names: Bhumtam, Bumtang, Bumtangkha, Bumtanp, Bumthang, Bumthapkha, Kebumtamp
Dialects: Chogor, Chunmat, Tang, Ura. Some northern varieties of Khengkha , and some southern varieties of Bumthangkha are reported by one source to likely be mutually intelligible. Tawang Monpa , in India (Tawan Monba in China) is the same as, or closely related to, Bumthangkha. Lexical similarity: 92% with Khengkha ,, 47%–52% with Dzongkha ,, 62%–65% with Adap ,, 40%–50% with Tshangla ,, 75%–77% with Nyenkha ,, 70%–73% with Kurtokha ,.
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Demographics: 20,000 (2011 SIL).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Khengkha [xkf].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1938.
Writing System: Tibetan (Uchen)
Nation of Origin: Bhutan
Other Comments: Buddhist.