Lahuli–Spiti languages
Lahuli–Spiti | |
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Western Innovative Tibetan | |
Geographic distribution | Himachal Pradesh |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan |
Glottolog | laha1255 |
The Lahuli–Spiti or Western Innovative Tibetan languages are a subgroup of the Tibetic languages spoken in the Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India. They are more closely related to Standard Tibetan than to the neighboring Ladakhi–Balti languages spoken further north.
According to Tournadre (2014),[1] the Lahuli–Spiti languages include:
- Lahuli (Stod Bhoti)
- Spiti
- Nyamkat
- Bhoti Kinnauri
- Tukpa (Nesang)
References[]
- ^ Nicolas Tournadre. 2014. The Tibetic languages and their classification. In Nathan W. Hill and Thomas Owen-Smith (eds.), Trans-Himalayan Linguistics: Historical and Descriptive Linguistics of the Himalayan Area, 105–129. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Categories:
- Languages of India
- Bodish languages
- Endangered languages of India
- Sino-Tibetan language stubs
- Indian culture stubs