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ABOUT
ME & MY LANGUAGE

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. |
| 1 |
jik |
| 2 |
ngi |
| 3 |
sum |
| 4 |
shi |
| 5 |
nga |
| 6 |
druk |
| 7 |
dun |
| 8 |
gey |
| 9 |
gu |
| 10 |
ju |
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