Olekha
PrintA language of Bhutan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Black Mountain Language, Monkha, Monpa, Ole Mönpa
Population
500 (Van Driem 2007).
Location
5 villages: Adha, Rukha, Wangling, Jangji, Thrumzur. The 2 dialects are separated by the Black mountains.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Retained complex verbal system of Proto-Tibeto-Burman.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten.
Reportedly an ancient population of Bhutan.