Nyenkha

NEH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Henkha, Lap, Mangdhika, Mangsdekha

Dialects: Chutobikha, Phobjikha. Lexical similarity: 69% with Kurtokha ,, 75%-77% with Bumthangkha ,, 65%–78% with Khengkha ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Bodish
East Bodish
Bumthang

Demographics: 10,000 (2006 Royal Gov’t of Bhutan).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Khengkha [xkf].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Bhutan