Chinali

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
cih
Alternate Names
Chana, Channali, Chinal, Dagi, Harijan, Shipi
User Population

220 (2016 SPPEL).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Lahul and Pattan valleys, and Gushal village.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Closely related to Sanskrit [san].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chinali
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Spoken by the Chinal caste. Many are well educated. Hindu.