The Brokpa language (Brokpa kay) (, Dr˚okpakha, Dr˚opkha), also called the Merak-Sakteng language after its speakers' home regions, is a Southern Tibetic language spoken by about 5,000 people mainly in Mera and Sakteng Gewogs in the Sakteng Valley of Trashigang District in Eastern Bhutan. Brokpa is spoken by descendants of pastoral yakherd communities.

The word brokpa has two parts. 'brok' and 'pa'. In Tibetic 'Brok' means pastoral land and 'pa' is a demonym, so the word 'Brokpa' refers to the language spoken by the people living on the mountains. Roger Blench has also recently named a language complex called Senge spoken in three villages northwest of Dirang in West Kameng district.

Brokpa language

Dondrup (1993:3) lists the following Brokpa villages. West Kameng district Lubrung Dirme Sumrang Nyokmadung Undra Sengedrong Tawang district Lagam Mago Thingbu Lakuthang Bhutan Sakteng Merak

Brokpa language

The 1981 census counted 1,855 Brokpa people in Arunachal Pradesh.

Brokpa language

See also

Languages of Bhutan

References

External links

Himalayan Languages Project

Languages of Bhutan

South Bodish languages