Chamling language
| Chamling | |
|---|---|
| चाम्लिङ | |
The word "Chamling" written in Devanagari script | |
| Native to | Nepal India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong) Bhutan (southern areas) |
| Ethnicity | Rodung Chamling |
Native speakers | 77,000 in Nepal (2011) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rab |
| Glottolog | caml1239 |
| ELP | Camling |
Chamling is one of the Kirati languages spoken by the Chamling people, a subgroup of the Kirat (Horsungchha, Dikhalichha, Mulihachha, Ditumachha, Mansungcha, Lipuhochha, Malekungchha, Maidhung, Kherasung, Rakhomi, Bhijaichha, Hodorichha, Yayochha, Pitruchha etc) of Nepal, India and Bhutan. Alternate renderings and names include Chamling, Chamlinge and Rodong. It is closely related to the Bantawa (some Bantawa-speaking communities call their language "Camling") and Puma languages of the Kiranti language family in eastern Nepal, and it belongs to the broader Sino-Tibetan language family. Chamling has SOV word order.