Tichurong language

Sino-Tibetan language
Tichurong
Native toNepal
Native speakers
2,400 (2000)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Tibeto-Kanauri
      • Bodish
        • Tibetic
          • Central Tibetan
            • Dolpo-Tichurong
              • Tichurong
Writing system
None
Language codes
ISO 639-3tcn
Glottologtich1238

Tichurong or Tichyurong,[2] also known as Tichurongke, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Magar people in the Tichurong valley of Karnali Province, specifically in the Dolpa district, in western Nepal.

Demographics

It is spoken in the villages of Gumbatara, Gufa, Rukha, Kola, Tachin, Khani, Khani Gumba, Namdel, Baijibara, Syala, Vyas, Banthada, Chilpara, Dharapani and Lawan. As of 2000, the language was spoken by 2,420 individuals.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tichurong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Tournadre, Nicolas; Suzuki, Hiroyuki (2023). The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan. Paris: LACITO. ISBN 978-2-490768-08-0.


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