Chantyal language
Appearance
Chhantyal | |
---|---|
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Gulmi, Baglung and Myagdi Districts |
Ethnicity | 9,800 (2001 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 4,300 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | chx |
Glottolog | chan1310 |
ELP | Chantyal |
Chhantyal is spoken by approximately 2,000 of the 10,000 ethnic
Kali Gandaki River valley of Myagdi District; there are also ethnic Chantel in Baglung District
(Ethnologue).
The Chhantyal language is a member of the
Nar-Phu and Tamang) of the Sino-Tibetan family. Within its group, it is lexically and grammatically closest to Thakali
.
References
- ^ a b Chhantyal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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