The Tamangic languages, also called TGTM languages, West Bodish languages or Kaike-Ghale-Tamangic languages, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in the Himalayas of Nepal. They are called West Bodish from Bod, the native term for Tibet, and TGTM stands for Tamang-Gurung-Thakali-Manang.
Facts
Browse and compare
Classification Confidence Reconstructed Ancestor Proto-Language StatusProto-TGTM has been reconstructed (Mazaudon 1994) 2 Compare
Number of Languages In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Glottolog languoid tama1367
Glottologlevel
"level": "family"
child_language_count
"child_language_count": 9
View the Source 2. Tamangic languages - Wikipedia
Infobox: region
Nepal, India (Sikkim)
Opening paragraphs
Proto-TGTM has been reconstructed in Mazaudon (1994).
Lead paragraph
Proto-TGTM has been reconstructed in Mazaudon (1994).
View the SourceWikidata: Tamangic languages
Wikidata Q3309439, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.