Lakha (Wylie: La-kha) literally "language of the mountain pass," a Southern Tibetan language spoken by about 8,000 people in Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa Districts in central Bhutan. These people are descendants of pastoral yakherd communities and follow the Buddhist religion. There are virtually no Christian resources in their language. Being oral communicators, it is necessary to make audio recordings of the Gospel message for them in their own language. Pray that a field recordist from Global Recordings Network will be able to visit them and make this kind of recording.
Scripture Prayers for the Lap, Lakha in Bhutan.
http://globalrecordings.net/en/language/12702
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Bhutan
Profile Source: Allan Starling and Robert Thorne |
Global Prayer Digest: 2016-08-26 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2018-08-10 |
People Name General | Lap, Lakha |
People Name in Country | Lap, Lakha |
Natural Name | Lap |
Alternate Names | Lakhapa; Tshangkha; लॅप, लाखा |
Population this Country | 11,000 |
Population all Countries | 11,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 19588 |
ROP3 Code | 115327 |
Country | Bhutan | |||
Region | Asia, South | |||
Continent | Asia | |||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||
Persecution Rank | 40 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
Total States on file | 3 | |||
Largest States |
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Country | Bhutan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 40 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 3 |
Central 9,300 | |
Southern 1,100 | |
Western 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
100.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest Bhutan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Lakha (11,000 speakers) |
Language Code | lkh Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Unknown |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Lakha (11,000 speakers) |
Language Code | lkh Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Lakha |
Primary Language: Lakha
Bible Translation Status: Unspecified
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Joe Kirkendall |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Allan Starling and Robert Thorne |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |