Thakali language

Thakali
थकाली
Native toNepal
Ethnicity12,000 Thakali (2021 census)[1]
Native speakers
4,200 (2002–2021 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Thakali
Devanagari (modern)[2]
Tibetan script (historical)[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ths
Glottologthak1245
ELPThakali
Thakali is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Thakali is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by the Thakali people, mainly in the Myagdi and Mustang Districts. Its dialects have limited mutual intelligibility.

Other names and dialect names are Barhagaule, Marpha, Panchgaunle, Puntan Thakali, Syang, Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae, Thaksya, Tukuche, Yhulkasom.[4]

Geographical distribution

Thakali is spoken in the middle of the Kali Gandaki River valley and in the upper part of the Kali Gandaki Gorge (also known as Thak Khola), in Mustang District, Gandaki Province. The Thakali area is bounded by Annapurna Himal on one side and Dhawalagiri Himal on the other, with Tatopani village in the south and Jomsom in the north (Ethnologue).

The Tukuche dialect is spoken from Tukuche to Thaksatsae, in 13 villages: Tukuche, Khanti, Kobang, Larjung, Dampu, Naurikot, Bhurjungkot, Nakung, Tithi, Kunjo, Taglung, Lete, Ghansa. Many live outside the area.

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Thakali.

  • Tukuche (Tamhang Thakali, Thaksaatsaye, Thaksatsae)
  • Marpha (Puntan Thakali)
  • Syang (Yhulkasom)

See also

  • Seke language (Nepal)

References

  1. ^ a b Thakali at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Vinding, Michael (January 10, 1998). The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 9780906026502 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Manzardo, Andrew E. "Impression management and economic growth: the case of the Thakalis of Dhaulagiri zone" (PDF). himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "OLAC resources in and about the Thakali language". www.language-archives.org.


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