Thakali language

Thakali
Thakali
Native to	Nepal
Ethnicity	13,000 Thakali people (2001 census)
Native speakers	5,900 (2002 – 2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tamangic Thakali; ;
Dialects	Thakali; Tangbe; Tetang; Chuksang;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ths – Thakali; skj – Seke
Glottolog	thak1245 Thakali; seke1240 Seke
ELP	Thakali

Thakali is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by the Thakali people, mainly in the Myagdi and Mustang Districts. Its dialects have limited mutual intelligibility.

Seke (Tangbe, Tetang, Chuksang) is sometimes considered a separate language.^[1] Other names and dialect names are Barhagaule, Marpha, Panchgaunle, Puntan Thakali, Syang, Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae, Thaksya, Tukuche, Yhulkasom.^[2]

Geographical distribution

Thakali is spoken in the middle of the Kali Gandaki River valley and in the upper part of the Kali Gandaki Gorge (also known as Thak Khola), in Mustang District, Dhawalagiri Zone. The Thakali area is bounded by Annapurna Himal on one side and Dhawalagiri Himal on the other, with Tatopani village in the south and Jomsom in the north (Ethnologue).

The Tukuche dialect is spoken from Tukuche to Thaksatsae, in 13 villages: Tukuche, Khanti, Kobang, Larjung, Dampu, Naurikot, Bhurjungkot, Nakung, Tithi, Kunjo, Taglung, Lete, Ghansa. Many live outside the area.

Seke is spoken in Chuksang, Tsaile, Tangbe, Tetang, and Gyakar villages of Mustang District, Dhawalagiri Zone.

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Thakali.

Tukuche (Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae)
Marpha (Puntan Thakali)
Syang (Yhulkasom)

Seke has the following dialects.

Tangbe
Tetang
Chuksang

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thakali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Seke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ OLAC resources in and about the Thakali language

External links

"Thakali language - Audio Bible stories and lessons". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
"Thakali language". SIL International. Retrieved 2014-06-09.

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[e18-1] Thakali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Seke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] OLAC resources in and about the Thakali language

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