West Himalayish languages

The westhimalayischen languages ​​( short Westhimalayisch ) form a subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman languages ​​, a primary branch of the Sino Tibetan. The 14 westhimalayischen languages ​​are spoken by about 110,000 people in the western Himalayan region, especially in North India in districts of Kumaon - Garhwal, Lahul, Kulu and Kinnaur and in neighboring western Tibet. The single most important language is Kinnauri ( Kinauri ) with 50,000 speakers.

Classification: subunits and Individual languages

• Sino-Tibetan Tibetobirmanisch Westhimalayisch Kumaon Garhwal Byangsi - Chaudangsi (3 thousand speakers)
• Darma ( Darmiya ) (2 thousand)
• Rongpo (12 thousand)
• Rangkas †

• Tinan (20 thousand) Dialects: Tinan, Rangloi, Gondla
• Burian ( Gahri ) (4 thousand)
• Manchad ( Manchati, Chamba Lahuli, Pattani ) (15 thousand)

• Kanashi ( Malani ) (1 thousand)

• Kinnauri ( Kinauri ) (50 thousand)
• Chitkuli (1 thousand)
• Tukpa ( Nesang ) ( 700)
• Thebörskad ( Tebor, Shumcho, Sumtsu, Jangiam ) (2 thousand)
• Sungnam (500)

• Zhangzhung † ritual language of the Bon religion

The classification and the numbers of speakers are based on the web link given below.