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Chali language

Chali language

Bodish language spoken in Bhutan

For the Chali (Tri) dialect of Laos, see Bru language.

The Chali language (Dzongkha: ཚ་ལི་ཁ་; Wylie: Tsha-li-kha; also called "Chalikha," "Chalipkha," "Tshali," and "Tshalingpa") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 1,398 people in Wangmakhar, Gorsum and Tormazhong villages in Mongar District in eastern Bhutan, mainly around Chhali Gewog on east bank of Kuri Chhu River.[2][3][4] Chalikha is related to Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Chali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Chalikha". Ethnologue Online. Dallas: SIL International. 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. [3]
    van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  4. [4]
    Royal Government of Bhutan (2017). 2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan. Royal Government of Bhutan.


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