Nyen language
Nyenkha (Dzongkha: འནྱེན་ཁ་; Wylie: 'Nyen-kha; also called "'Nyenkha", "Henkha", "Lap", "Nga Ked", and "Mangsdekha") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 10,000 people in the eastern, northern, and western areas of the Black Mountains. Speakers live primarily between the Tang Chuu to the east and Mangde Chhu to the west, from the town of Trongsa in Trongsa District; along Black River passes in the Trongsa District villages of Taktse and Usar; to in Ridha and Tashiding villages, and Phobji, Dangchu, and Sephu Gewogs and surrounding villages in southeast Wangdue Phodrang District.
Nyenkha is related to the East Bodish Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha, with 75–77% and 69% lexical similarity, respectively, however they are not mutually intelligible. Dialects within Nyenkha show variation in tone and vocabulary. Dialects are generally named for their villages, such that names for the overall language are largely confined to academia.
Population
The 1991 census revealed 11,472 Nyenkha speakers in six gewogs of Bhutan. In 1993, the number of speakers was around 10,000 according to van Driem. A 2010 study showed about 8700 speakers in 10 gewogs, which had been redrawn several times since 1991. The decline in numbers may be attributed to population shifts as landless families and former slash-and-burn agriculturalists relocate to areas opened for settlement. In addition to migration and movement, modernization trends have served to limit the practicality of Nyenkha as a fully functional language. Despite the decline in numbers and a shift toward bilingualism, the majority of young people remain fluent in the language.
Podcasts:
So Fine
by: Nanko[Intro:]
Oohhhh
I just have to say
It's a lovely day
Nothing be can go out of love
Yeahhh
[Chorus:]
Everything 's gonna be alright so fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
Everything's gonna be ok
So fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
[Verse 1:]
Stormy clouds are gone away
The sun shines bright today
And I have to say
It's a lovely day
The kids they come out to play
People singing songs of melody
As they go about their way
The words of the song may some say
[Chorus:]
Everything 's gonna be alright so fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
Everything's gonna be ok
So fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
[Verse 2:]
Hey you
What are you worrying about
What are you turning twisting and starring about
You got love
Then there's none not not worry about
Continuing with your business going about
I want to hear you sing and shout
Don't hold back now
Please let the words come out
I love to see when the birds come out
All those skettels? come out
Singing
[Chorus:]
Everything 's gonna be alright so fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
Everything's gonna be ok
So fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
[Verse 3:]
I feel love in the atmosphere
I feel joy everywhere
Oh I can see so clear no despair
Oh ah everybody singing
[Chorus:]
Everything 's gonna be alright so fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine
Everything's gonna be ok
So fine so fine
So come on don't you worry your mind
So fine so fine so fine
[Verse 1]