Rongpo language


Rongpo is a West [Himalayish languages|West Himalayish language] spoken in Uttarakhand, India. George Abraham Grierson originally called the language as one of the Tibetic languages, but is now considered as an independent language.

Geographical distribution

Rongpo is spoken in the following locations of Uttarakhand, India.
The two different dialects of Rongpo are called the Marcha ' and the Tolcha ' dialect, Both dialects only have a difference in the phonetic level and are written in the same way.

Marcha

Marcha dialect is spoken in Mana and Niti valleys.

Tolcha

There are a few Tolchha dialect speakers in Niti valley. Tolcha is usually considered its own independent and separate language from Rongpo. Tolcha has been considered extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger since the 1950s.