Tinani
A language of India
| Population | 2,000 in India (1996). Population total all countries: 2,450. |
| Region | Himachal Pradesh, Lahul and Spiti Subdivision, lower Chandra, Tinan, Rangloi Valleys; Gondhla main village. Also in China. |
| Alternate names | Gondhla, Gondla, Lahauli, Lahouli, Lahuli, Rangloi, Teenan, Tinan Lahuli |
| Dialects | Similar to Pattani [lae]. Lexical similarity: 63%–56% with Pattani [lae], 32%–37% with Bunan, 21% with the Spiti [spt] and Stod [sbu] varieties of central Tibetan [bod], 62% with Tandi village, 34% with Shumcho [scu], 32% with Jangshung [jna], 31% with Kanauri and Sunam [ssk], 13% with Tibetan [bod]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Western Himalayish, Kanauri |
| Language use | Home, village, infrequently in religion. Also use Hindi or Pattani. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: High. Bible portions: 1908–1915. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Tibetan script. |
| Comments | ‘Lahuli’ as applied to the inhabitants of Lahul and Spiti refers primarily to the language of a place. It is not a tight linguistic designation. Well educated. Buddhist, Hindu. |
Also spoken in:
China
| Language name | Tinani |
| Population | 450 in China (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). |
| Region | Western Tibet border. |
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China |
| Alternate names | Bhotia of Lahul, Gondla, Lahauli, Lahouli, Lahuli Tinan, Rangloi |
| Comments | Probably classified as Tibetan nationality. |
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