Chantyal language

Chantyal language
Chantyal
Spoken in Nepal
Region Baglung and Myagdi Districts
Native speakers 2,000  (date missing)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 chx

The Chantyal language is spoken by approximately 2,000 of the 10,000 ethnic Chantyal. The Chantyal live in the Baglung and Myagdi Districts of Nepal.
The Chantyal language is a member of the Tamangic group (along with Gurung, Thakali, Manangba, Nar-Phu and Tamang) of the Tibeto-Burman family. Within the group, it is lexically and grammatically closest to Thakali.

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  • chx — ISO 639 3 Code of Language ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living Language Name : Chantyal …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

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