Lhokpu language

Lhokpu
Lhokpu
Region	southwest Bhutan (Samtse, Chukha)
Native speakers	(2,500 cited 1993)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kiranti (?) Dhimalish (?) Lhokpu; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lhp
Glottolog	lhok1238
ELP	Lhokpu
	Lhokpu is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Lhokpu, also Lhobikha or Taba-Damey-Bikha, is one of the autochthonous languages of Bhutan spoken by the Lhop people. It is spoken in southwestern Bhutan along the border of Samtse and Chukha Districts. Van Driem (2003) leaves it unclassified as a separate branch within the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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