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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > China > Tseku

Tseku

A language of China

ISO 639-3tsk

Population  12,600 in China (2000). Population total all countries: 23,790.
Region  Tibetan Autonomous Region. Also in Bhutan, Nepal.
Alternate names   Tsuku, Tzuku
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central
Comments  Speakers in China probably classified as Tibetan nationality.

Also spoken in:

Bhutan

Language name   Tseku
Population  6,400 in Bhutan (2006).
Alternate names  Tsuku, Tzuku
Comments  Possibly alternate name for a language listed under another name, or may only be in Tibet.
 

Nepal

Language name   Tseku
Population  4,790 in Nepal (2000).
Region  Mechi zone, Panchthar District.
Language map  Eastern Nepal, reference number 107
Alternate names  Tsuku, Tzuku
Comments  Buddhist.