Language:  Tibetan, Central

Population of Groups Speaking

1,959,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

19

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(19 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Keji China 2,600
 Lama India 800
 Tibetan Australia 1,500
 Tibetan Belgium 5,000
 Tibetan Bhutan 4,600
 Tibetan Canada 9,800
 Tibetan France 7,900
 Tibetan Liechtenstein 500
 Tibetan India 119,000
 Tibetan Netherlands 1,000
 Tibetan United Kingdom 700
 Tibetan Gtsang Bhutan 900
 Tibetan Gtsang China 759,000
 Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,100
 Tibetan, Boyu China 4,300
 Tibetan, Central China 940,000
 Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,100
 Tibetan, Central United States 27,000
 Tibetan, Nghari China 63,000
  Totals:  19     19
SECONDARY Language
(20 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Bhotia India 136,000
 Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,200
 Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000
 Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 139,000
 Chakma India 262,000
 Choni China 170,000
Galong India 96,000
Gurung Ghale Nepal 26,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 610,000
 Kanaura India 64,000
 Khas India 62,000
 Lahaula India 3,500
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 154,000
 Mangrik India 28,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Monpa India 48,000
 Rongkup India 80,000
Sauria Paharia India 63,000
 Sherpa Nepal 128,000
  Totals:  20     12

Language Alternate Names
Aba (Batang)
Anshuenkuan Nyarong
Batang
Bhokha
Bhotia
Bod
Bod Skad
Byokha
Central Tibetan
Dartsemdo (Tatsienlu)
Dbus
Dbusgtsang
Deqing Zang
Diaspora Tibetan
Dru
Gtsang (Lhasa)
Hanniu
Lhasa
Lhasa Tibetan
Lhasa, Tibetan
Literary Tibetan
Mngahris (Ngari)
Nganshuenkuan (Anshuenkuan Nyarong)
Ngari
Panakha-Panags
Paurong
Phoke
Pohbetian
Poke
Skad
Tatsienlu
Tebilian
Tibate
Tibetan
Tsang
U
Utsang
Wei
Weizang
Zang
Zang Wen

Dialects
Aba
Bhotia
Classical
Colloquial
Dartsemdo
Dbus
Deqin
Deqing Zang
Deqinxian
Diaspora
Diaspora Tibetan
Domme
Dru
Gtsang
Hanniu
Kongbo
Lhasa
Literary
Media
Mngahris
Nepali
Nganshuenkuan
Panakha-Panags
Paurong
Qinghai
Spitti
Tuth Valley
Utsang
Weixi
Xiaozhongdian

Dialect Alternate Names
Amdo: Qinghai
An duo
Bhokha
Bhotia
Bhotia: Tuth Valley
Bhotiya
Central Tibetan
Central Tibetan: Nepali
Dbus
Dbusgtsang
Deqing
Domme
Hsifan
Khamba: Deqin
Khamba: Deqinxian
Lhasa
Ngari
Phoke
Pohbetian
Spiti
Tebilian
Tibate
Tibetan, Central: Classical
Tibetan, Central: Dbus
Tibetan, Central: Deqing Zang
Tibetan, Central: Gtsang
Tibetan, Central: Literary
Tibetan, Central: Media
Tibetan, Central: Mngahris
Tibetan, Deqen
Tibetan, Khams: Deqin
Tibetan, Zhongdian
Tibetan: An duo
Tibetan: Central
Tibetan: Colloquial
Tibetan: Dbus
Tibetan: Deqin
Tibetan: Domme
Tibetan: Gtsang
Tibetan: Mngahris
Tibetan: Spiti
Tibetian
Tibetian: Spitti
Tsang
U
Wei
Weizang
Zang
Zang: An duo
Zang: Deqing
Zang: Weixi
Zang: Xiaozhongdian


Bible Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1862-1991
New Testament 1885-1973
Complete Bible 1948-1983

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