| Nativename | छिन्ताङ् |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ˈtsʰintaːŋ |
| Region | Dhankuta District, Nepal |
| Ethnicity | 5,000 (2011 census?)[1] |
| Date | 2011 census |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam 2 | Tibeto-Burman |
| Fam 3 | Mahakiranti (?) |
| Fam 4 | Kiranti languages |
| Fam 5 | Eastern Kiranti |
| Iso 3 | ctn |
| Glotto | chhi1245 |
| Glottorefname | Chintang |
Chintang (Chintang: छिन्ताङ् Chintāṅ / Chhintang) is an eastern Kirati language spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in Chhintang VDC and Ahale VDC in Dhankuta District, Province No. 1, Nepal. The language has two dialects, Mulgaun and Sambhugaon.[2] Most speakers of Chintang are also fluent speakers of the Indo-European Nepali language, which is the lingua franca of Nepal and the sole language of instruction in school, and the Sino-Tibetan Bantawa language, which is closely related to Chintang.[3][4] The UNESCO World Atlas of Languages classifies the language as definitely endangered.[5]
References
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- ^ e18
- ^ Bickel, Balthasar; Banjade, Goma; Gaenszle, Martin; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra Prasad; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore; Stoll, Sabine (2007). "Free Prefix Ordering in Chintang". Language. 83 (1): 43–73. ISSN 0097-8507
- ^ Stoll, Sabine; Bickel, Balthasar; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra P.; Banjade, Goma; Bhatta, Toya N.; Gaenszle, Martin; Pettigrew, Judith; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore (2012). "Nouns and verbs in Chintang: children's usage and surrounding adult speech*". Journal of Child Language. 39 (2): 284–321. doi:10.1017/S0305000911000080. hdl:10344/3401. ISSN 1469-7602
- ^ "Chintang in Nepal | UNESCO WAL". en.wal.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
Bibliography
Bickel, Balthasar, G. Banjade, M. Gaenszle, E. Lieven, N. P. Paudyal (2007). Free prefix ordering in Chintang. Language, 83 (1), 43–73.