Khengkha
Khengkha is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Bhutan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Khengkha language (Dzongkha: ཁེངས་ཁ་ or འཁྱེང་ཁ་), or Kheng, is an East Bodish language (non-Tibetic language) spoken by ~40,000 native speakers worldwide, in the Zhemgang, Trongsa, and Mongar districts of south–central Bhutan.
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Words in Khengkha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | miN* | |
| eye | mE* | |
| ear | nabali* | |
| nose | natoN* | |
| tooth | kwo* | |
| tongue | li* | |
| hand | yo* | |
| blood | ka* | |
| bone | rosa* | |
| skin | pokpo* | |
| knee | pumo* | |
| liver | ChiNpa* | |
| water | ཚི | tshi |
| fire | gomi* | |
| sun | nE* | |
| star | karmo* | |
| stone | gortolo* | |
| mountain | phu* | |
| tree | sEN* | |
| leaf | nampo* | |
| night | sulo* | |
| dog | khwi* | |
| fish | no* | |
| louse | sE7* | |
| one | thek* | |
| two | zoN* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | wE* | |
| we | NElogemho* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KurtokhaSino-Tibetan40% alike
- Northern GhaleSino-Tibetan27% alike
- Seke (Nepal)Sino-Tibetan27% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan26% alike
- KagateSino-Tibetan26% alike
- TibetanSino-Tibetan26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · khen1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xkf