Kinnauri, Bhoti

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Bhotea of Upper Kinnauri, Bod-Skad, Bud-Kat, Myamkat, Myamskad, Nyamkat, Nyamskad, Puh, Sangs-Rgyas, Sangyas
User Population

6,790 (2000 USCWM).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district, Morang sub-district, Nesang village in upper Kinnauri Sutlej river basin; Puh sub-district, Puh village; possibly Charang and Kuno villages.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, West Himalayish, Kinauri
Dialects

None known. May be more than 1 language. Lexical similarity: 71% with Chhoyul Kinnauri [tpq], 63% with Mane village, 59% with Darcha village, 54% with Tibetan [bod].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kinnauri, Bhoti
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Hindu.