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West Himalayish languages

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Glottolog
  
tibe1275

Geographic distribution
  
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (India), Nepal

Linguistic classification
  
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Rung ? West Himalayish

The West Himalayish languages, also known as Almora and Kanauric, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages centered in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and across the border into Nepal. LaPolla (2003) proposes that the West Himalayish languages may be part of a larger "Rung" group.

The languages include:

  • Kinnauri
  • Chitkuli Kinnauri
  • Kinnauri
  • Thebor: Sunam, Jangshung, Shumcho
  • Lahaulic: Pattani (Manchad), Tinan
  • Gahri (Bunan)
  • Kanashi
  • Rangpo–Almora
  • Rangpo
  • Almora (Ranglo): Darma–Byangsi, Chaudangsi, Rangkas (extinct early 20th century), Zhangzhung

    • Zhangzhung, the sacred language of the Bon religion, was spoken north of the Himalayas across western Tibet before being replaced by Tibetan.

    References

    West Himalayish languages Wikipedia
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