Thakali language
| Thakali | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | 13,000 Tamang people (2001 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 5,900 (2002 – 2011 census)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Dialects |
Thakali
Tangbe
Tetang
Chuksang
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: ths – Thakali skj – Seke |
| Glottolog |
thak1245 (Thakali)[2]seke1240 (Seke)[3] |
Thakali is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by the Thakali people, mainly in the Myagdi and Mustang Districts. Its dialects have limited mutual intelligibility.
Seke (Tangbe, Tetang, Chuksang) is sometimes considered a separate language.[1] Other names and dialect names are Barhagaule, Marpha, Panchgaunle, Puntan Thakali, Syang, Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae, Thaksya, Tukuche, Yhulkasom.[4]
Geographical distribution
Thakali is spoken in the middle of the Kali Gandaki River valley and in the upper part of the Kali Gandaki Gorge (also known as Thak Khola), in Mustang District, Dhawalagiri Zone. The Thakali area is bounded by Annapurna Himal on one side and Dhawalagiri Himal on the other, with Tatopani village in the south and Jomsom in the north (Ethnologue).
The Tukuche dialect is spoken from Tukuche to Thaksatsae, in 13 villages: Tukuche, Khanti, Kobang, Larjung, Dampu, Naurikot, Bhurjungkot, Nakung, Tithi, Kunjo, Taglung, Lete, Ghansa. Many live outside the area.
Seke is spoken in Chuksang, Tsaile, Tangbe, Tetang, and Gyakar villages of Mustang District, Dhawalagiri Zone.
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Thakali.
- Tukuche (Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae)
- Marpha (Puntan Thakali)
- Syang (Yhulkasom)
Seke has the following dialects.
- Tangbe
- Tetang
- Chuksang
References
- 1 2 3 Thakali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Seke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Thakali". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Seke". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ OLAC resources in and about the Thakali language
External links
- "Thakali language - Audio Bible stories and lessons". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Thakali language". SIL International. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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