Synoptic grammar of the Bumthang language

Berkeley: University of California, 2015. — 76 p. — (Himalayan Linguistics Archive 6).With an estimated 30,000 speakers, the Bumthang language is a major regional language of the kingdom of Bhutan. This synoptic grammar describes just the most obvious grammatical features in the four main dialects of the language, with an emphasis on phonology and morphology. A description of kinship terms and a limited glossary are included, the latter now having been enriched with Trans-Himalayan comparanda.A first edition of the present synoptic grammar of the Bumthang language was published in Dutch in 1995 as Een eerste grammaticale verkenning van het Bumthang, een taal van midden-Bhutan, met een overzicht van de talen en volkeren van Bhutan. The Dutch title can be rendered into English as "a first grammatical reconnaissance of the Bumthang language, a language of central Bhutan, with an overview of the languages and linguistic communities of Bhutan".