Chinali language
| Chinali | |
|---|---|
| šš®šš„š”ššš² Chinalbhashe | |
| Native to | Himachal Pradesh |
| Region | Chandra and Chandrabhaga Valley |
| Ethnicity | Chinali |
Native speakers | 215 (2016) |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cih |
| Glottolog | chin1475 |
Wiktionary has a category on Chinali language.
Chinali (natively called Chinalbhashe) is an unclassified, and critically endangered language of India spoken by about 220 people. Many speakers are well educated. Speakers are distributed throughout Lahul (or Lahaul) Valley. It is written in the Devanagari script. It is possible that Chinali is also closely related to Sanskrit.