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ISO 639-3 · ctnctn
Sino-Tibetan family
Chintang
Chintang is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal. Wikidata describes it as “eastern Kiranti language spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in Chintang Village Development Committee (VDC) in Dhankuta District, Koshi Zone, Nepal”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ctn- Glottocode
chhi1245- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chintang |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chhintange, Chintang language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Chintang
The branches above Chintang, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
hinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalbhoBhojpuriIndo-European · 52.2 m4 · EducationalmaiMaithiliIndo-European · 34.1 m2 · ProvincialnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalawaAwadhiIndo-European · 22 m5 · DevelopingmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 mrwrMarwariIndo-European · 7.9 m5 · DevelopingsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationbodTibetanunclassified · 1.2 m2 · Provincial