Rongpo language
| Rongpo | |
|---|---|
| Rangpo[1] | |
| /r~øpø/[2] | |
| Conversation between a Marcha-Rongpo speaker couple Conversation between a Marcha-Rongpo speaker couple | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Uttarakhand |
| Ethnicity | Rongpa |
Native speakers | (7,500 cited 2001)[3] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rnp |
| Glottolog | rong1264 |
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Rongpo (also known as Rangpo[1] and Rang Po Bhasa[2]) is a West Himalayish language spoken in Uttarakhand, India. George Abraham Grierson originally called the language the Garhwal dialect of one of the Tibetic languages, but is now considered its own independent language.[2]
Geographical distribution
[edit | edit source]Rongpo is spoken in the following locations of Uttarakhand, India (Ethnologue).
- Niti Valley, Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, Uttarakhand (in Niti, Gamshali, Bampa, and Malari villages)
- Mana valley, Joshimath tehsil Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, Uttarakhand: Mana, Indradhara, Gajkoti, Pathiya-Dhantoli, Hanuman Chatti, Benakuli, and Aut.
Dialects
[edit | edit source]The two different dialects of Rongpo are called the Marcha (Marchha) and the Tolcha (Tolchha) dialect,[1] Both dialects only have a difference in the phonetic level and are written in the same way.[2]
Marcha
[edit | edit source]Marcha dialect is spoken in Mana and Niti valleys.[2]
Tolcha
[edit | edit source]| Tolcha | |
|---|---|
| Tolchha[1] | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Niti Valley |
| Ethnicity | Tolcchas |
| Extinct | since the 1950s[4] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
rnp-tol | |
| Glottolog | tolc1238 |
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There are a few Tolchha dialect speakers in Niti valley. Tolcha is usually considered its own independent and separate language from Rongpo.[5][6] Tolcha has been considered extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger since the 1950s.[4]
References
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