Chepangic languages
Appearance
Chepangic | |
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Geographic distribution | Nepal |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | chep1244 |
The Chepangic languages, Chepang and Bhujel, are Sino-Tibetan languages of uncertain affiliation spoken in Nepal. They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti or Magaric families (van Driem 2001).
Until recently, the Chepang people were hunter-gatherers.
References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.