Native speakers 4,300 (2011 census) | Ethnicity 9,800 (2001 census) ISO 639-3 chx | |
Region Baglung and Myagdi Districts Language family Sino-TibetanTamangicChantyal | ||
Chantyal is spoken by approximately 2,000 of the 10,000 ethnic Chhantyal in Nepal. Chantyal is spoken in the Kali Gandaki River valley of Myagdi District; there are also ethnic Chantel in Baglung District (Ethnologue).
The Chantyal language is a member of the Tamangic group (along with Gurung, Thakali, Manangba, Nar-Phu and Tamang) of the Sino-Tibetan family. Within its group, it is lexically and grammatically closest to Thakali.
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