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Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
| Ngalop |
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| Indigenous Group |
Ngalop (Also known as Bhote) |
| Location |
Bhutan, Ha, Paru, Punakha districts. |
| Estimated Population |
130,000 (2003, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Dzongkha
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Southern
Alternate names: Drukke, Drukha, Dukpa, Bhutanese, Jonkha, Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Zongkhar, Rdzongkha
Dialects: Wang-The (Thimphu-Punakha), Ha, Northern Thimphu. As different from Lhasa Tibetan as Nepali is from Hindi. Partially intelligible with Sikkimese (Drenjoke). Names listed as dialects may be separate languages. Lexical similarity 48% with Sharchagpakha, 47% to 52% with Kebumtamp, 77% with Adap. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Dzongkha a language of Bhutan
Wikipedia
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| NGOs |
Voluntary Artists Studio, Thimpu
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