Rongpo language

Rangpo
Native to	India
Native speakers	7,500 (2001)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? West Himalayish Rangpo–Almora Rangpo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`rnp`
Glottolog	`rong1264`^[2]

Rongpo (Rangpo) is a West Himalayish language spoken in India.

Geographical distribution

Rongpo is spoken in the following locations of Uttarakhand, India (Ethnologue).

Niti valley, Joshimath tahsil, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand (in Niti, Gamshali, Bampa, and Malari villages)
Mana valley, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand: Mana, Indradhara, Gajkoti, Pathiya-Dhantoli, Hanuman Chatti, Benakuli, and Aut

The Marchha dialect is spoken in Mana and Niti valleys. There are a few Tolchha dialect speakers in Niti valley.

↑ Rangpo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Rongpo". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Central	Central Tibetan Standard Tibetan (Old, Classical) Mugom Basum

Amdo	Amdo Tibetan Choni

Kham-Hor	Khams Tibetan Tseku Khamba

Western	Ladakhi Purgi Zangskari Balti Lahuli–Spiti

Southern	Groma Sikkimese Sherpa Jirel Dzongkha Brokkat Brokpa Chocangaca Lakha Naapa Laya Lunana

Mixed	Baima Dao

Unclassified	Kyirong-Kagate (Yolmo) Zhongu Khalong Dongwang Gserpa Zitsadegu Drugchu

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