ocr: The majority of the population, the Drukpa peoples, priginatedin Tibet and are devoutly Buddhist. Iwenty- five per cent are Hindu Nepalese who settledin the south from 1910to1950.Bhutan has 20 languages. Dzongkha, the language of - western Bhutan, native to just 16% - ofthe people, was made the official language in 1988 and Nepali was banned. Many southerners have been deported: as illegal immigrants, creating fierce ethnic tension.
