Chantyal language

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Chantyal
Native to Nepal
Region Baglung and Myagdi Districts
Ethnicity 9,800 (2001 census)[1]
Native speakers
4,300 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 chx
Glottolog chan1310[2]

Chantyal is spoken by approximately 2,000 of the 10,000 ethnic Chhantyal in Nepal. Chantyal is spoken in the Kali Gandaki River valley of Myagdi District; there are also ethnic Chantel in Baglung District (Ethnologue).

The Chantyal language is a member of the Tamangic group (along with Gurung, Thakali, Manangba, Nar-Phu and Tamang) of the Sino-Tibetan family. Within its group, it is lexically and grammatically closest to Thakali.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chantyal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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