West Himalayish languages
| West Himalayish | |
|---|---|
| Kanauric, Almora | |
| Geographic distribution: | Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (India), Nepal |
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| Glottolog: | tibe1275[1] |
The West Himalayish languages, also known as Almora and Kanauric, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages centered in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and across the border into Nepal. LaPolla (2003) proposes that the West Himalayish languages may be part of a larger "Rung" group.
The languages include:
- Kinnauri
- Lahaulic: Pattani (Manchad), Tinan
- Gahri (Bunan)
- Kanashi
- Rangpo–Almora
- Rangpo
- Almora (Ranglo): Darma–Byangsi, Chaudangsi, Rangkas (extinct early 20th century), Zhangzhung
Zhangzhung, the sacred language of the Bon religion, was spoken north of the Himalayas across western Tibet before being replaced by Tibetan.
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Tibeto-Kinauri". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
- LaPolla, Randy. 2001. The Tibeto-Burman Languages of Uttar Pradesh.
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