Chinali language
Appearance
Chinali | |
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𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚡𑚭𑚋𑚲 Chinalbhashe | |
Native to | Himachal Pradesh |
Region | Chandra and Chandrabhaga Valley |
Ethnicity | Chinali |
Native speakers | 1000 (2016)[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cih |
Glottolog | chin1475 |
Chinali (natively called Chinalbhashe, Takri: 𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚯 or 𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚡𑚭𑚋𑚲) is an unclassified language of India. Many speakers are well educated,[1] and say that their language is "closely related" to Sanskrit.[2] Speakers are distributed throughout Lahul (or Lahaul) Valley.[2]
It is spoken by around 750+ people.[3]
Scripts
The language has been strictly oral. Devanagari script is used for modern times. Takri script is speculated to be a native scripts.