| Tawang | |
|---|---|
| Monpa, Takpa | |
| Spoken in | China |
| Region | Lhoka, Tibet |
| Ethnicity | Takpa people |
| Native speakers | 10,000 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Sino-Tibetan
|
| Writing system | Tibetan script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | twm |
Tawang is one of the Monpa languages of the East Bodish (East Tibetan) family. It is spoken in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, claim by Tibet as a part of Lho-kha Sa-khul. It is quite distinct from non-Eastern Tibetan languages, though it shares many similarities with Bumthang. It is written in the Tibetan alphabet.
mon khyet (Monpa language)
zi tshai du lo? (What are you doing?)
ik ming zi lo? (What is your name?)
nan owa ga de - le? (Where are you going ?)