Thakali language

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Thakali
Native to	Nepal
Ethnicity	Tamang people
Native speakers	7,100 (2001–2002)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Tamangic Thakali
Dialects	Thakali Tangbe Tetang Chuksang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `ths` – Thakali `skj` – Seke

Thakali is a minor Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal spoken by Thakali people mainly in Myagdi and Mustang districts. Its dialects have limited cross-intelligibility. Seke (Tangbe, Tetang, Chuksang) is sometimes considered a separate language.

References

↑ Thakali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Seke reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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