Kinnauri, Chhoyul

A language of India

ISO 639: tpq
Alternate Names: Nesang, Nyam-Kad, Nyam-kat, Nyamkad, Tukpa
Population: 610 (2000).
Location:: Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district, Charang, Kunnu, and Nesang villages.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, West Himalayish, Kinauri
Dialects: None known. May be the same language as Bhoti Kinnauri [nes] (2020 H. Negi). Lexical similarity: 71% with Bhoti Kinnauri [nes], 30% with Gahri [bfu], 22% with Pattani [lae].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kinnauri, Chhoyul
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Buddhist.

Location: Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district, Charang, Kunnu, and Nesang villages.