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ABOUT ME & MY LANGUAGE

Tsetang

Chashi Delik! I am Nimagesang, from south of Tibet, Lhorka, Tsetang.  I am pursuing my master degree of Library and Information science at UH Manoa. You could reach me at nima_kalsang@yahoo.com.cn

Your first name
Nimagesang
Your last name Shekang
Preferred name(s) of your language Tibetan Tsetang Dialect
Alternative names Wei, Weizang, Bhotia, Zang, Phoke, Dbus, Dbusgtsang, U, Tibetan
Language classification Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central
Geographic areas where spoken Tibetan language: Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai. Also spoken in Bhutan, India, Nepal, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA.
Tibetan Tsetang Dialect:  Tsetang in Lhorka  area.
Approximate number of monolingual speakers unknown
Approximate number of fluent speakers unknown
Other languages spoken in area/country Mandarin, Lhasa Dialect, other Lhorka Dialects.
Do the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language? No
If you answered yes to the above question, please specify No
Does you language have a widely accepted writing system? Yes
If you answered yes, what materials are written? books, journals, magazines, newspapers, scriptures, websites.
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2 ngi
3 sum
4 shi
5 nga
6 druk
7 dun
8 gey
9 gu
10 ju




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