Groma language

Groma
Tromowa (Dhromo)
Chumbi
Native to	China, Bhutan and India
Region	Chambi Valley region between Sikkim and Bhutan
Native speakers	27,000 (1993–2007)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Bodish Tibetic Dzongkha–Lhokä Groma
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gro`
Glottolog	`grom1238`^[2]

Groma, also Chumbi or Dhromo, is a language spoken in India (Sikkim) and China (Tibet). It belongs to the southern group of Tibetan languages. Its speakers identify as Tibetans.

References

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

Languages of China

Official language

Standard Mandarin

Regional languages

Cantonese^HK/MC
English^HK
Mongolian^NM
Portuguese^MC
Tibetan^XZ
Uyghur^XJ
Zhuang^GX

Indigenous
languages

Sino-Tibetan

Lolo–Burmese	Achang Akha Hani Jino Lahu Lisu Yi

Qiangic	Baima Ersu Naxi Pumi Northern Qiang Southern Qiang Zhaba

Bodish	Groma Tibetan Amdo Central Khams

Other	Ayi Bai Derung Jingpho Monpa Tujia Waxianghua

Other

Sarikoli

Minority languages

Varieties of Chinese

Gan
Hakka
Huizhou
Jin
Min
- Min Bei
- Min Dong
- Min Nan
- Min Zhong
Pinghua
Wu
Xiang
Yue
Other varieties

Creole languages

Sign languages

Chinese Sign
- Hong Kong Sign^HK/MC
Tibetan Sign^XZ

GX = Guangxi
HK = Hong Kong
MC = Macau
NM = Inner Mongolia
XJ = Xinjiang
XZ = Tibet

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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