Chantyal language
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| Chantyal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Nepal | |
| Region: | Baglung and Myagdi Districts | |
| Total speakers: | 2,000 | |
| Language family: | Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Himalayish Tibeto-Kanauri Tibetic Tamangic Chantyal |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | sit | |
| ISO 639-3: | chx | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Chantyal language is spoken by approximately 2,000 of the 10,000 ethnic Chantyal. The Chantyal live in the Baglung and Myagdi Districts of Nepal.
The Chantyal language is a member of the Tamangic group (along with Gurung, Thakali, Manangba, Nar-Phu and Tamang) of the Tibeto-Burman family. Within the group, it is lexically and grammatically closest to Thakali.
[edit] External links
- The Chantyal language and people
- The Chantyal language by Michael Noonan
- The fall and rise and fall of the Chantyal language by Michael Noonan
