Chali language
For the Chali (Tri) dialect of Laos, see Bru language.
| Chali | |
|---|---|
| Region | Bhutan |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2011)[1] |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
tgf |
| Glottolog |
chal1267[2] |
The Chali language (Dzongkha: ཚ་ལི་ཁ་; Wylie: Tsha-li-kha; also called "Chalikha," "Chalipkha," "Tshali," and "Tshalingpa") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 8,200 people in Wangmakhar, Gorsum and Tormazhong villages in Mongar District in eastern Bhutan, mainly around Chhali Gewog on east bank of Kuri Chhu River.[3][4] Chalikha is related to Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Chali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Chalikha". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- 1 2 "Chalikha". Ethnologue Online. Dallas: SIL International. 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ↑ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
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