Thakali language

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The Thakali language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Thakali people of Nepal’s Kali Gandaki region, known for its distinct dialects and close relation to neighboring Himalayan languages.

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Thakali language canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibeto-Burman language
language
associatedEthnicity Thakali
belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup Thakali people
closelyRelatedTo neighboring Himalayan languages
country Nepal
endangeredStatus vulnerable
geographicDistribution Mustang District
Myagdi District
hasAlternativeName Thaksatsae
hasContactWith Gurung language
Magar language
Nepali language
linked to: Nepali

Tibetan language
linked to: Tibetan
hasDialect Kobang Thakali dialect
Larjung Thakali dialect
Marpha Thakali dialect
Tukche Thakali dialect
hasDistinctDialects true
hasSociolinguisticSituation bilingualism with Nepali
language shift toward Nepali
hasSpeakerCommunity Thakali settlements along the Kali Gandaki corridor
isPartOf Himalayan linguistic area
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan
languageSubfamily Tibeto-Burman
linguisticArea Central Himalayas
minorityLanguageIn Nepal
neighboringLanguage Gurung
Magar
Nepali
Tibetan
primaryArea Kali Gandaki valley
linked to: Kali Gandaki region
recognizedAs indigenous language of Nepal
region Himalayan region
spokenBy Thakali people
spokenIn Kali Gandaki region
Nepal
typologicalFeature SOV word order
agglutinative morphology
postpositions
tone or complex pitch accent (varies by dialect)
usedFor daily communication within Thakali communities
usedIn oral tradition
traditional Thakali culture
writingSystem Devanagari script

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Tamang closelyRelatedTo Thakali language
Bodish languages hasMember Thakali language
Magaric languages hasMemberLanguage Thakali language
Tamangic languages hasMember Thakali language
Thini languageSpoken Thakali language
Gurung language closelyRelatedTo Thakali language
Tamangic includesLanguage Thakali language