| Monpa language | ||
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| Spoken in | China | |
| Region | Lhoka, Tibet | |
| Total speakers | 50000 | |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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| Writing system | Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | sit (other Sino-Tibetan) | |
| ISO 639-3 | either: kkf – Kalaktang Monpa twm – Tawang Monpa |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Monpa language (or Dakpa language) is spoken in the Tawang and West Kameng districts held by the Indian government (claim by Tibet as a part of Lho-kha Sa-khul) and other parts of Lhoka. It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, and it is mutually unintelligible to Tibetan, although it shares many similarities with the Bumthang dialect. The language uses the Tibetan script to represent its words and phonetics.
In common usage in Tawang and West Kameng the term Monpa is used as follows. The language elsewhere known as Tshangla or Sharchopkh is called "Dirang Monpa". The language described here is called "Tawang Monpa". In common usage in Bhutan, the language described here is called "Monpa".
Phrases
mon khyet (Monpa language)
zi tshai du lo? (What are you doing?)
ik ming zi lo? (What is your name?)
- nan wa ga de - le? (Where are you going ?)
nan owa ga de - le? (Where are you going ?)
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