Rangas language explained

Rangas
Region:Uttarakhand
Extinct:early 20th century
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam3:Tibeto-Kanauri ?
Fam4:West Himalayish
Fam5:Almora
Iso3:rgk
Linglist:rgk.html
Glotto:rang1266
Glottorefname:Rangkas

Rangas or Rangkas is an extinct West Himalayish language spoken by the Rangkas people of Uttarakhand, India. The Rangkas joined the Kumaoni people and shifted to their language. There is currently an ethnic population of about 1,000 people.

Rangas was spoken in Dharchula and Munsiyari tehsils (facing the Nepal border along the Mahakali valley), Johar Valley, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand, India.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ethnologue.com/language/rgk Ethnologue entry for Rangas