Tichurong language

Tichurong
Tichurong
Native to	Nepal
Native speakers	2,400 (2000)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Kanauri Bodish Tibetic Central Tibetan Dolpo-Tichurong Tichurong; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	None
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tcn
Glottolog	tich1238

Tichurong or Tichyurong,[2] also known as Tichurongke, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Magar people in the Tichurong valley of Karnali Province, specifically in the Dolpa district, in western Nepal.

Demographics

It is spoken in the villages of Gumbatara, Gufa, Rukha, Kola, Tachin, Khani, Khani Gumba, Namdel, Baijibara, Syala, Vyas, Banthada, Chilpara, Dharapani and Lawan. As of 2000, the language was spoken by 2,420 individuals.[1]

References

Tichurong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Tournadre, Nicolas; Suzuki, Hiroyuki (2023). The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan. Paris: LACITO. ISBN 978-2-490768-08-0.

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[e25-1] Tichurong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Tibetic-2] Tournadre, Nicolas; Suzuki, Hiroyuki (2023). The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan. Paris: LACITO. ISBN 978-2-490768-08-0.