NES ISO 639-3
Kinnauri, Bhoti
A language of India
- ISO 639
- nes
- Alternate Names
- Bhotea of Upper Kinnauri, Bod-Skad, Bud-Kat, Myamkat, Myamskad, Nyamkat, Nyamskad, Puh, Sangs-Rgyas, Sangyas
- 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.
- 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.
Also Spoken in
Map
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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