Groma language
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Tibetic language spoken in China, Bhutan and India
Groma | |
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Tromowa | |
Native to | China, Bhutan and India |
Region | Chumbi Valley region between Sikkim and Bhutan |
Native speakers | (27,000 cited 1993–2007)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gro |
Glottolog | grom1238 |
Groma, also known as Tromowa and J'umowa, is a language spoken primarily in the lower Chumbi Valley in Tibet, with some speakers in Sikkim in India.[2] It belongs to the southern group of Tibetan languages. Its speakers identify as Tibetans.
References
- ^ Groma at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ISBN 9783110905694
Further reading
- Hattaway, Paul (2004), "Groma", Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary, William Carey Library, pp. 68–69, ISBN 9780878083619
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Chinese
- Chinese Sign
- Northern (Beijing) Sign
- Southern (Shanghai) Sign
- Hong Kong SignHK/MC
- Tibetan SignXZ
- GX = Guangxi
- HK = Hong Kong
- MC = Macau
- NM = Inner Mongolia
- XJ = Xinjiang
- XZ = Tibet
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