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Tamangic languages

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Geographic distribution
  
Nepal

Glottolog
  
kaik1248

Linguistic classification
  
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Tamangic

Subdivisions
  
Tamangic proper Ghale Kaike

The Tamangic languages, TGTM languages, or West Bodish languages, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in the Himalayas of Nepal. They are called West Bodish by Bradley (1997).

The languages are:

  • Tamang (several divergent varieties, with a million speakers)
  • Gurung (two varieties with low mutual intelligibility)
  • Thakali (including the Seke dialect; ethnically Tamang)
  • the closely related Manang, Gyasumdo, and Nar Phu
  • Chantyal

    • The Ghale languages, spoken by ethnic Tamang, seems to be related to Tamangic, but not enough is known to be sure.

    Moribund Kaike may be the most divergent.

    Classification

    Tamangic is united with the Bodish and West Himalayish languages in Bradley's (1997) "Bodish" and Van Driem's (2001) Tibeto-Kanauri.

    References

    Tamangic languages Wikipedia
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