Dzala language

For the Omotic language called Zala, see Wolaytta language.
Dzala
Dzala 'Mat
Region Bhutan
Native speakers
22,000 (2011)[1]
Tibetan alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dzl
Glottolog dzal1238[2]

The Dzala language, also called Dzalakha, Dzalamat, or Yangtsebikha, is an East Bodish language spoken in eastern Bhutan, in the Lhuntse and Trashiyangtse Districts.[3]

References

  1. Dzala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Dzalakha". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

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