DCDD preparing comprehensive Dzongkha dictionary

Bhutan's Daily Newspaper - Kuensel - 18/02
The Dzongkha Expert Committee from the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development (DCDD) is reviewing the 350-page book Ngar Soel Dzongkha Ngag Jun, which contains more than 2,000 ancient Dzongkha words and terminologies that are on the verge of extinction or are no longer in use today.

Reviewing Ngar Soel Dzongkha Ngag Jun to include ancient words

Thinley Namgay

The Dzongkha Expert Committee from the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development (DCDD) is reviewing the 350-page book Ngar Soel Dzongkha Ngag Jun, which contains more than 2,000 ancient Dzongkha words and terminologies that are on the verge of extinction or are no longer in use today.

Published in 2022 by Dzongkha Lapthang Detshen, a group comprising around 1,000 members from various backgr...
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