Lunanakha
A language of Bhutan
| Population | 700 (1998). |
| Region | Punakha District, north, northeast quadrant, Lunana, on Pho Chhu River north from Punakha, right fork halfway up the valley. |
| Dialects | Similar to Dzongkha [dzo], but many divergent grammatical features limit intelligibility between them. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Southern |
| Comments | Called ‘Lunape’. Take herds over to Gasa District, north from Punakha up the Mo Chhu River. Pastoralists: Alpine yak. |
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