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At least six of the nineteen languages and dialects of Bhutan are Central Bodish languages. Dzongkha is a Central Bodish language [2] with approximately 160,000 native speakers as of 2006. [3] It is the dominant language in Western Bhutan, where most native speakers are found. It was declared the national language of Bhutan in 1971. [4]
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Bhutan: 23 8 31 0.44 639,500 25,580 8,000
Pages in category "Languages of Bhutan" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... Limbu language; Lunana dialect; N. Nepali language;
Dzongkha is the national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Other languages spoken include Brokpa, Dzala, Chali Chocangacakha, Dakpa language, Khengkha language, Nepali language, Gongduk, Nyenkha, Lhokpu, Takpa and Tshangla. [21] Almost all the languages of Bhutan are from the Tibetic family (except Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language).
The Royal Government of Bhutan listed the country's population as 752,700 in 2003. [ 9 ] The Bhutanese numbers can be reconstructed from their 9th Five Year Plan documents, [ 10 ] which lists the exact number of households in each gewog .
Locally, Bhutan has been known by many names. ... Tshangla, the language of the Sharchop and the principal pre-Tibetan language of Bhutan, is spoken by a greater ...
Many official sign languages are part of the French Sign Language family. Official languages ... Bhutan: Filipino : Wikang Filipino: 106,000,000: Austronesian:
The national language of Bhutan is Dzongkha, a Tibetic language originally spoken in the western region. [23] Although non-Tibetic languages (Tshangla, East Bodish) are dominant in many parts of the country, Dzongkha is also widely used there as a second-language. [23] Other Tibetic varieties of Bhutan include Choča-ngača, Brokpa and Lakha. [24]