Region Bhutan Writing system Tibetan script Glottolog chal1267 | Native speakers 1,500 (2011) ISO 639-3 tgf | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan
(Tibeto-Burman)
Tibeto-Kanauri
Bodish
East Bodish
Chali | ||
The Chali language (Dzongkha: ཚ་ལི་ཁ་; Wylie: Tsha-li-kha; also called "Chalikha," "Chalipkha," "Tshali," and "Tshalingpa") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 8,200 people in Wangmakhar, Gorsum and Tormazhong villages in Mongar District in eastern Bhutan, mainly around Chhali Gewog on east bank of Kuri Chhu River. Chalikha is related to Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha.
References
Chali language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA