Rongpo language

Rongpo or Rangpo is a West Himalayish language spoken in Uttarakhand, India.

Rangpo
Native toIndia
RegionUttarakhand
Native speakers
7,500 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rnp
Glottologrong1264[2]

Geographical distribution

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

  • Niti Valley, Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, Uttarakhand (in Niti, Gamshali, Bampa, and Malari villages)
  • Mana valley, Chamoli District, Garhwal Division, 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.

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References

  1. Rangpo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rongpo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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