Chhintange
A language of Nepal
| Population | 1,500 (2003). |
| Region | Koshi zone, Lower Arun region, Dhankuta District, Chhintang Panchayat, Sambhung and Pokhare, and Ankhisalla Panchayat, Dandagaon. |
| Language map |
Eastern Nepal, reference number 18 |
| Alternate names | Chhintang, Chintang, Chintang Rûng, Teli |
| Dialects | Probably not intelligible with Bantawa [bap], although sometimes considered a dialect of it because of ethnic similarities. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern |
| Language use | The ethnic group has largely shifted to Bantawa [bap] or Nepali [nep] (Bradley 1996); There may be more vitality than formerly supposed (Toba, Toba and Rai 2005). |
| Comments | An official nationality. |
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