Chaudangsi language

Chaudangsi
Region	Uttarakhand
Native speakers	1,800 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? West Himalayish Almora Chaudangsi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cdn`
Glottolog	`chau1259`^[2]

Chaudangsi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Geographical distribution

Chaudangsi is spoken on the western banks of the Kali River, facing the Nepal border along Mahakali valley. This area is located in Darchula and Munsyari tahsils, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India (Ethnologue). Villages include Panggu, Rongto, Rimzhim, Waiku, Monggong, Chilla, Song, Sosa, Sirdang, Sirkha, Rung, Zipti, Gala, Tangkul, and Syang Khola (Ethnologue).

References

↑ Chaudangsi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Chaudangsi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Bodic (Tibeto-Kanauri) languages

Bodish

Tibetic

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

Amdo	Amdo Tibetan Choni

Kham-Hor	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 (Yolmo) Zhongu Khalong Dongwang Gserpa Zitsadegu Drugchu

East Bodish

Tshangla

West Himalayish

Tamangic

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