Chali language

The Chali language (Dzongkha: ཚ་ལི་ཁ་; Wylie: Tsha-li-kha; also called "Chalikha," "Chalipkha," "Tshali," and "Tshalingpa") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 8,200 people in Wangmakhar, Gorsum and Tormazhong villages in Mongar District in eastern Bhutan, mainly around Chhali Gewog on east bank of Kuri Chhu River.[3][4] Chalikha is related to Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha.[3]

For the Chali (Tri) dialect of Laos, see Bru language.
Chali
ཚ་ལི་ཁ, Tsha-li-kha
RegionBhutan
Native speakers
1,500 (2011)[1]
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3tgf
Glottologchal1267
ELPChalikha[2]

See also

References
  1. Chali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Chalikha.
  3. "Chalikha". Ethnologue Online. Dallas: SIL International. 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  4. van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.


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