Rongpo language
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India
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Native to | India |
Region | Uttarakhand |
Native speakers | 7,500 (2001)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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ISO 639-3 | rnp |
Glottolog | rong1264 |
ELP | Rongpo |
Rongpo or Rangpo is a West Himalayish language spoken in Uttarakhand, India.
Geographical distribution
Rongpo is spoken in the following locations of Uttarakhand, India (Ethnologue).
- Niti Valley, Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, Uttarakhand (in Niti, Gamshali, Bampa, and Malari villages)
- Mana valley, Joshimath tehsil Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, Uttarakhand: Mana, Indradhara, Gajkoti, Pathiya-Dhantoli, Hanuman Chatti, Benakuli, and Aut.
The Marchha dialect is spoken in Mana and Niti valleys. There are a few Tolchha dialect speakers in Niti valley.
References
- ^ Rangpo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Sino-Tibetan branches
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
Greater Magaric |
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(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)
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Burmo-Qiangic |
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(Arunachal)
Greater Siangic |
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