Groma language
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Tibetic language spoken in China, Bhutan and India
Chomo | |
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Tromo, Chumbi | |
Chomowa, D˚romowa | |
Native to | China, Bhutan and India |
Region | Chumbi Valley region between Sikkim and Bhutan |
Native speakers | (27,000 cited 1993–2007)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gro |
Glottolog | grom1238 |
Chomo (ZYPY), also D˚romo, or Dhromo Lakha (Roman Dzongkha), is a language spoken in Yadong County (or Chumbi Valley) in the Tibet region of China. It is also spoken in Sikkim, India. It belongs to the southern group of Tibetan languages. Its speakers identify as Tibetans.
References[edit]
- ^ Chomo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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