Endangered Languages Project - Chhintange

Chhintange

^{[aka Chhintange, Teli, Chintang Rûng]}

Classification: Sino-Tibetan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Chhintange, Teli, Chintang Rûng, Chintang
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ctn
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “The Chintang and Puma Documentation Project (CPDP)” . Martin Gaenszle, Balthasar Bickel, Goma Banjade, Elena Lieven, Netra P. Paudyal, Arjun Rai, Iccha P. Rai, Manoj Rai, Novel K. Rai, Vishnu S. Rai, Narayan P. Sharma, and Sabine Stoll (2004-2008)

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3500
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Chintang VDC (Village Development Committee) of Dhankuta district.

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3500
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Bantawa is a neighboring dominant language, and Nepali is the national language.

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: the Chintang VDC of Dhankuta district, Sgarmatha zone, Eastern Nepal region

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2003

PLACES: Nepal

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Nepal: Dhankuta district

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Two villages in district.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

26.9367,87.1991

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing