See also: Lepcha language
| Sikkimese | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dranjongke | ||
| Spoken in | Sikkim, Bhutan | |
| Total speakers | 28,600 (1996). | |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | sip | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Sikkimese language, or Sikkimese Tibetan language (also known as Dranjongke (Wylie: 'bras-ljongs-skad), ‘’‘Bhutia language’‘’, Dranjoke, Denjongka, Denzongpe Ke, Denzong Ke) belongs to the Southern Tibetan language family. It is spoken by the Denzongpa nationality in Sikkim. Sikkimese People refer to their own language as Dranjongke (Wylie: 'bras-ljongs-skad) and their homeland as Denzong (valley of rice).
Sikkimese is written using Tibetan script.
Links
- A Bibliography of Tibetan Linguistics
- A premier on Sikkimese People & Language
- Analysis of Denjongka of Sikkim
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