| West Himalayish
Kanauric, Almora
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| Geographic distribution: |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Genetic classification: |
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Tibeto-Kanauri West Himalayish |
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The West Himalayish languages, also known as Almora and Kanauric, are a family of Tibeto-Burman languages centered on Kanauri.
The languages are Pattani (Manchad), Tinan, Gahri (Bunan), Kanashi, Kinnauri, Rangpo, Darma, Byangsi, and Rangkas (extinct early 20th c.) in Himachal Pradesh and across the border into Nepal. One West Himalayish language, Zhangzhung, the sacred language of the Bon religion, was spoken north of the Himalayas across western Tibet before being replaced by Tibetan.
Depending on what is considered a dialect, other languages may be recognized, such as Sunam.
References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
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