Khams Tibetan language

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Khams Ke (ཁམས་སྐད་ Wylie transliteration: khams skad) refers to the Tibetan language dialects spoken in Eastern Tibet or Kham (E. Tibet Autonomous Region, S. Qinghai, W. Sichuan, Yunnan). It should not be confused with the Kham language spoken by the Kham Magars of Western Nepal.

The ISO/DIS 639-3 code for the Khams Tibetan language is: khg.

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[edit] Regional varieties

There are three main dialect groups of Khams Tibetan:

  • Central Khams spoken in the Derge (W. Sichuan & T.A.R.) and Chamdo (T.A.R.) areas.
  • Southern Khams spoken in the Dechen area (Yunnan & T.A.R.)
  • Northeastern Khams spoken in Nangchen and Yushu (S. Qinghai) areas.

[edit] Central Khams

 

[edit] Southern Khams

There are several varieties of Southern Kham Tibetan because of the mountainous region causing isolation of languages for independent development and interaction with neighboring language communities for trade.

[edit] Northeastern Khams

 

See also: Tibetan language, Tibeto-Burman languages, Languages of China

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