East Bodish languages

[4] Bhutanese anthropologist Kelzang Tashi treats Bumthang, Kheng, and Kurtöp as dialects of the language spoken by Üchogpa, which translates to the people of Central Bhutan[5] The East Bodish languages do not share certain lexical innovations with Old Tibetan (e.g. Tibetan bdun; Takpa nis for 'seven').

[11] Zakhring is apparently also related, though strongly influenced by Miju or a similar language.

His resulting taxonomy is as follows: Dakpa–Dzala "Bodish" (i.e. Tibetic) Bumthang Kheng Kurtöp Bodt lists the following phonetic innovations undergone in Bumthang, Kheng, and Kurtöp in contrast to Dakpa–Dzala and Tibetan: Hyslop (2010)[13] classifies the East Bodish languages as follows.

She regards the Dakpa–Dzala and Bumthangic subgroups as secure, and the placement of Phobjip and Chali as more tentative.

[14] Lu (2002) divides the "Menba language" (门巴语) into the following subdivisions:[15] Hyslop (2014)[16] reconstructs the following Proto-East Bodish forms.