The Kheng people are devout followers of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly of the Nyingma tradition. The cultural practices of people of central Bhutan typically mirror those of the dominant Ngalop people culture of the country. The term "Ngalop" may subsume several related linguistic and cultural groups, such as the Kheng, Kutöp, and Bumthang people.
Kheng people are known for secular and religious noble families such as numerous Dung families who had small fiefdoms until the 17th century.[4]
^Hyslop, Gwendolyn. 2010. On the internal phylogeny of East Bodish. Paper presented at the 5th NEILS meeting, Gauhati University 12–14 February 2010.
^van Driem, George (1994). Language policy in Bhutan. In Michael Aris and Michael Hutt (ed) Bhutan: Aspects of Culture and Development(PDF). Gartmore: Kiscadale Publications. pp. 87–106. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^Ardussi, John (2004). "he Gdung Lineages OF Central & Eastern Bhutan–A Reappraisal OF THEIR Origin, Based ON Literary Sources. In Ura, Karma & Sonam Kinga (eds) The Spider and the Piglet" (PDF). The Centre for Bhutan Studies: 60–72. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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Dema, Tashi (2008-02-14). . Kuensel online. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
February 21, 2024
kheng, people, found, primarily, zhemgang, trongsa, bumthang, dagana, mongar, districts, central, bhutan, they, speak, kheng, language, member, extended, sino, tibetan, language, family, belonging, east, bodish, languages, group, mutually, intelligible, with, . The Kheng people are found primarily in the Zhemgang Trongsa Bumthang Dagana and Mongar Districts of central Bhutan They speak the Kheng language a member of the extended Sino Tibetan language family belonging to the East Bodish languages group 2 it is mutually intelligible with the Bumthang language and Kurtop language to the north 3 The Kheng people are ethnolinguistically same as the Bumthang people and Kurtop people of central Bhutan and are more closely related to Ngalop people of western Bhutan than to their neighbors in eastern Bhutan who are primarily Sharchops and speak Tshangla language SIL International estimates there are 50 000 Kheng speakers as of 2009 KhengTotal population50 000 1 Regions with significant populationsCentral Bhutan Zhemgang Trongsa Mongar Bumthang District Dagana DistrictLanguagesKheng or Bumthangkha DzongkhaReligionBuddhism BonRelated ethnic groupsNgalop SharchopsThe Kheng people are devout followers of Tibetan Buddhism particularly of the Nyingma tradition The cultural practices of people of central Bhutan typically mirror those of the dominant Ngalop people culture of the country The term Ngalop may subsume several related linguistic and cultural groups such as the Kheng Kutop and Bumthang people Kheng people are known for secular and religious noble families such as numerous Dung families who had small fiefdoms until the 17th century 4 See also editEthnic groups in Bhutan Kheng language Bumthang languageReferences edit Lewis M Paul ed 2009 Khengkha Ethnologue online 16 ed Dallas Texas SIL International Retrieved 2011 04 12 Hyslop Gwendolyn 2010 On the internal phylogeny of East Bodish Paper presented at the 5th NEILS meeting Gauhati University 12 14 February 2010 van Driem George 1994 Language policy in Bhutan In Michael Aris and Michael Hutt ed Bhutan Aspects of Culture and Development PDF Gartmore Kiscadale Publications pp 87 106 Retrieved 20 June 2022 Ardussi John 2004 he Gdung Lineages OF Central amp Eastern Bhutan A Reappraisal OF THEIR Origin Based ON Literary Sources In Ura Karma amp Sonam Kinga eds The Spider and the Piglet PDF The Centre for Bhutan Studies 60 72 Retrieved 20 June 2022 External links editDema Tashi 2008 02 14 Kheng faces acute shortage of Dzongkha teachers Kuensel online Archived from the original on 2012 02 12 Retrieved 2011 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kheng people amp oldid 1182477623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,