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
Population

6,790 (2000 USCWM).

Location

Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur district, Morang tahsil, upper Kinnauri Sutlej river basin where it becomes Spiti river, Morang tahsil, Nesang village, Puh tahsil, Puh village. Possibly in Kuno, Charang villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

May be more than 1 language. Lexical similarity: 71% with Tukpa [tpq], 63% with Mane village, 59% with Darcha village, 54% with Tibetan [bod].

Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kinnauri, Bhoti
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu, Buddhist (Lamaist).