Bumthangkha
Bumthangkha is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China and Bhutan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Bumthang language (Dzongkha: བུམ་ཐང་ཁ་, Wylie: bum thang kha; also called Bhumtam, Bumtang(kha), Bumtanp, Bumthapkha, and Kebumtamp) is an East Bodish language (non-Tibetic language) spoken by about 20,000 people in Bumthang and surrounding districts of Bhutan. Van Driem (1993) describes Bumthang as the dominant language of central Bhutan.
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Words in Bumthangkha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | meN* | |
| ear | na* | |
| nose | naphaN* | |
| tooth | kwa* | |
| tongue | li* | |
| hand | yak* | |
| blood | kak* | |
| bone | rotpa* | |
| skin | pakpa* | |
| water | khwe* | |
| fire | gami* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| tree | seN* | |
| leaf | lamba* | |
| dog | khwi* | |
| louse | sek* | |
| one | thek* | |
| two | zon* | |
| drink | thoN* | |
| die | se* | |
| come | ra* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan89% alike
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- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan87% alike
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- Lamjung-Melamchi YolmoSino-Tibetan86% alike
- DuhumbiSino-Tibetan83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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