Dongwang Tibetan language

Dongwang Tibetan
Native to	China
Region	Yunnan
Native speakers	6,000 (2005)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Bodish Tibetic Dongwang Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Glottolog	None

Dongwang Tibetan is a Tibetic language of Yunnan, China, once considered a dialect of Khams. It is spoken in the eastern part of Shangri-La County along the Dongwang River by about 6,000 people.^[1]

References

1 2 N. Tournadre (2005) "L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes." Lalies, 2005, n°25, p. 7–56

Bibliography

Ellen Bartee, 2007. A grammar of Dongwang Tibetan.

Bodic (Tibeto-Kanauri) languages

Bodish

Tibetic

Central	Central Tibetan Standard Tibetan (Old, Classical) Mugom Basum

Amdo	Amdo Tibetan Choni

Khams	Khams Tibetan Tseku Khamba

Western	Ladakhi Burig Zangskari Balti Lahuli–Spiti

Southern	Groma Sikkimese Sherpa Jirel Dzongkha Brokkat Brokpa Chocangaca Lakha Naapa Laya Lunana

Mixed	Baima Dao

Unclassified	Kyirong-Kagate Zhongu Khalong Dongwang Gserpa Zitsadegu Drugchu

East Bodish

West Himalayish

Tamangic

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