Tinani

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Himachal Pradesh state: Lahaul Spiti district, lower Chandra, Rangloi, and Tinan valleys; Gondhla is main village.

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China

Language NameTinani

User Population

450 in China (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).

Location

Xizang Autonomous Region: western border.

Alternate Names

Bhotia of Lahul, Gondla, Lahauli, Lahouli, Lahuli Tinan, Rangloi

Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized nationality: Tibetan.

Language Use

Shifting to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].