Bumthang language
| Bumthang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bhutan |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2011) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kjz |
| Glottolog | bumt1240 |
Linguistic map of Bhutan, showing the location where Bumthang is spoken | |
The Bumthang language (Dzongkha: བུམ་ཐང་ཁ་, Wylie: bum thang kha; also called Bhumtam, Bumtang(kha), Bumtanp, Bumthapkha, and Kebumtamp) is an East Bodish language spoken by about 20,000 people in Bumthang and surrounding districts of Bhutan. Van Driem (1993) describes Bumthang as the dominant language of central Bhutan.