| Tamangic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Nepal |
| Genetic classification: |
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Tibeto-Kanauri Tamangic |
| Subdivisions: |
? Ghale
Tamangic proper
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The Tamangic languages are a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in the Himalayas of Nepal.
The languages are Tamang (two divergent varieties, with a million speakers); Gurung (three varieties with low mutual intelligibility); Thakali (including the Seke dialect; ethnically Tamang), and the closely related Manang(ba) [Nyishang(ba)], Gyasumdo, and 'Narpa ('Nar-Phu); the Chantyal language; and the undescribed Kaike.
The Ghale language, spoken by the Ghale people who are ethnically Tamang, seems to be related to Tamangic, but not enough is known about it to be sure.
Classification
Tamangic is united with the Bodish and West Himalayish languages in Bradley's (1997) "Bodish" and Van Driem's (2001) Tibeto-Kanauri.
References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
- Georg, Stefan (1996). Marphatan Thakali. Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Dorfes Marpha im Oberen Kali-Gandaki-Tal/Nepal. München: LINCOM EUROPA. ISBN 90-04-09905-0.
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