Chaudangsi language

{{short description|Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian state of Uttarakhand}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Chaudangsi

|nativename=

|state = India

|region=Uttarakhand

|speakers={{sigfig|1830|2}}

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan

|fam2=Tibeto-Kanauri ?

|fam3=West Himalayish

|fam4=Almora

|iso3=cdn

|glotto=chau1259

|glottorefname=Chaudangsi

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Chaudangsi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Geographical distribution

Chaudangsi is spoken on the western banks of the Kali River, facing the Nepal border along Mahakali valley. This area is located in Dharchula and Munsiyari tehsils, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India (Ethnologue). Villages include Panggu, Rongto, Rimzim, Waiku, Monggong, Chilla, Song, Sosa, Sirdang, Sirkha, Rung, Zipti, Gala, Tangkul, and Syang Khola (Ethnologue).

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