Tichurong language

{{short description|Sino-Tibetan language}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Tichurong

| altname =

| states = Nepal

| speakers = {{sigfig|2,420|2}}

| date = 2000

| ref = e25

| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan

| fam2 = Tibeto-Burman?

| fam3 = Tibeto-Kanauri?

| fam4 = Bodish

| fam5 = Tibetic

| fam6 = Central Tibetic

| fam7 = Dolpo–Tichurong

| iso3 = tcn

| glotto = tich1238

| glottorefname = Tichurong

| region =

| script = None

}}

Tichurong or Tichyurong,{{cite book |last=Tournadre |first=Nicolas |author-link=Nicolas Tournadre |last2=Suzuki |first2=Hiroyuki |date=2023 |title=The Tibetic Languages: an introduction to the family of languages derived from Old Tibetan |url=https://lacito.cnrs.fr/en/tibetic-languages/ |location=Paris |publisher=LACITO |isbn=978-2-490768-08-0}} is a Sino-Tibetan word to describe people living in now Kaike Rural Municipality, Dolpa, karnali. Ti means summit of the mount Kailash, chu means water which flows from the mount Kailash and Rong indicates people living in lower altitude where variety crops are grown, forest can be found and much warmer place .