Also Known As:
Manchati, Manchad, Patni, Chamba, Chamba Lahuli, Lahuli, Swangla, Changsapa Boli, Lahul, Patan, Manchāti, Monchāti, Mantśati, Chamba Lāhulī
Dialects & Varieties
- Eastern Pattani
- Central Pattani
- Chamba-Lahuli
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
5000
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
20,000 (in 2002)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
About half of Pattani speakers also speak Hindi with good proficiency.
Location and Context
Countries
India
Location Description
Himachal Pradesh, Lahul, Pattan, Chamba-Lahul, and lower Mayar valleys. Some in Kullu, Manali cities.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive language attitudes
Other Languages Used By The Community
Hindi; English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Devanagari script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Tibetan script no longer in use
Recent Resources
This paper highlights some of the striking phonological features found in Pattani (a Tibeto-
Burman
A photo of hand-written Pattani Language
The article briefly addressed the grammar and typology of the Pattani Language that Sharma, S. R.