Tichurong language explained

Tichurong
States:Nepal
Date:2000
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam1:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Tibeto-Burman
Fam3:Tibeto-Kanauri
Fam4:Bodish
Fam5:Tibetic
Fam6:Central Tibetan
Iso3:tcn
Glotto:tich1238
Glottorefname:Tichurong
Script:None
Fam7:Dolpo-Tichurong

Tichurong or Tichyurong,[1] also known as Tichurongke, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Magar people in the Tichurong valley of Karnali Province, specifically in the Dolpa district, in western Nepal.

Demographics

It is spoken in the villages of Gumbatara, Gufa, Rukha, Kola, Tachin, Khani, Khani Gumba, Namdel, Baijibara, Syala, Vyas, Banthada, Chilpara, Dharapani and Lawan. As of 2000, the language was spoken by 2,420 individuals.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tournadre, Nicolas . Nicolas Tournadre . Suzuki . Hiroyuki . 2023 . The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan . Paris . LACITO . 978-2-490768-08-0.