Kurtokha
A language of Bhutan
| Population | 10,000 (Van Driem 1993). |
| Region | Northwest Lhuntsi District, especially Kurto. Bounded by Kurichhu River east and north, Tangmachhu village south and Rodula Pass west. |
| Alternate names | Gurtü, Kurteopkha, Kürthöpka, Kurthopkha, Kurtobikha, Kurtopakha |
| Dialects | Related to Bumthangkha [kjz], Khengkha [xkf]. Lexical similarity: 69% with Nyengkha [neh], 70% to 73% with Bumthangkha, 66%–74% with Khengkha. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Eastern |
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