BHUTANESE PEOPLE

Bhutanese are friendly and hospitable people. Large majority of Bhutanese are a homogenous group divided linguistically into three board sub-groups. There are “Sharchop” – eastern Bhutan, “Ngalong” – western Bhutan and “Lhosthampa” – southern Bhutan. Besides there are a number of smaller groups, many with their own language which form about one percent of the population. Some of these groups are: “Bumthap” in Bumthang, “Tsangho” in the east, “Layapa” in the north-west, “Brokpa” in the north-east and “Doya” in the south-west Bhutan.