The Chamdo languages are a group of recently discovered, closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet. Their position within the Sino-Tibetan language family is currently uncertain.
Languages
The Chamdo languages are:
- Lamo, gSerkhu
- Larong
- Drag-yab
Classification
Jiang (2022) provides the following computational phylogenetic classification of the Chamdo languages.
Lexical comparison
Nyima & Suzuki (2019)
Lexical comparisons of numerals in four Chamdo languages from Nyima & Suzuki (2019):
Suzuki & Nyima (2018)
Suzuki & Nyima (2018: 4-6) provide the following lexical items for Lamo, Larong, and Drag-yab.
The lexical data below is based on the following dialects.
- Kyilwa 格瓦 dialect of Lamo
- Tangre Chaya 达日 (sMarkhams) and Phagpa 坝巴 (mDzogang) dialects of Larong
- Razi 热孜 dialect of Drag-yab
- Cognates
- Non-cognates
Changdu Gazetteer (2005)
The Changdu Gazetteer (2005: 819) provides the following comparative data in Tibetan script. The table below uses Wylie romanization. English translations for the Chinese glosses are also provided.
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