Dakpa language
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The Dakpa language is an East Bodish language
spoken by about 1,000 people in northern Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan
, mainly in Chaleng, Phongmey
, Yobinang, Dangpholeng and Lengkhar near Radhi
. Van Driem (2001) describes Dakpa as the most divergent of Bhutan's East Bodish languages
. SIL
reports that Dakpa may be dialect of Brokpake
, and that it been influenced by Dzalakha
while Brokpake has not.
East Bodish languages
The East Bodish languages are those Bodish languages not covered by the name Tibetan, such as those spoken by the Monpa. They include:*Dakpa*Dzala*Bumthang *Tawang*Black Mountain Monpa .The most divergent is Dakpa...
spoken by about 1,000 people in northern Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, mainly in Chaleng, Phongmey
Phongmey Gewog
Phongmed Gewog is a gewog of Trashigang District, Bhutan....
, Yobinang, Dangpholeng and Lengkhar near Radhi
Radhi Gewog
Radi Gewog is a gewog of Trashigang District, Bhutan....
. Van Driem (2001) describes Dakpa as the most divergent of Bhutan's East Bodish languages
East Bodish languages
The East Bodish languages are those Bodish languages not covered by the name Tibetan, such as those spoken by the Monpa. They include:*Dakpa*Dzala*Bumthang *Tawang*Black Mountain Monpa .The most divergent is Dakpa...
. SIL
SIL International
SIL International is a U.S.-based, worldwide, Christian non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages,...
reports that Dakpa may be dialect of Brokpake
Brokpa language
The Brokpa language is a Southern Tibetan language spoken by about 5,000 people mainly in Merak and Sakten Gewogs in the Sakten Valley of Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan...
, and that it been influenced by Dzalakha
Dzala language
The Dzala language, also called Dzalakha or Dzalamat, is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in eastern Bhutan, in Lhuntse and Trashiyangtse Districts.- External links :**...
while Brokpake has not.