Layakha
PrintA language of Bhutan
ISO 639-3
Population
1,100 (2003).
Location
North Punakha District, around Laya; Gasa District; Thimphu District, Lingzhi Gewog.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Similar to Dzongkha [dzo], but many divergent grammatical features significantly limit mutual intelligibility. Spoken by Layabs, alpine yakherds in northern Bhutan, and Lingzhibs in Western Bhutan.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten.