Layakha
A language of Bhutan
| Population | 1,100 (2003). |
| Region | North Punakha District, around Laya; Gasa District; Thimphu District, Lingzhi gewog. |
| 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. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Southern |
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