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Chinali language

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Native to
  
India

Native speakers
  
750 (1996)

Glottolog
  
chin1475

Region
  
Himachal Pradesh

ISO 639-3
  
cih

Language family
  
Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan (unclassified) Chinali–Lahul Lohar Chinali

Chinali is an unclassified language of India. Many speakers are well educated, and say that their language is "closely related" to Sanskrit. Speakers are distributed throughout Lahul (or Lahaul) Valley.

References

Chinali language Wikipedia