West Himalayish languages
Appearance
West Himalayish | |
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Kanauric, Almora | |
Geographic distribution | Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (India), Nepal |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | tibe1275 |
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.
Footnotes
References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
- LaPolla, Randy. 2001. The Tibeto-Burman Languages of Uttar Pradesh.