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Chintang
Chintang
छिन्ताङ्
Pronunciation	[ˈtsʰintaːŋ]
Region	Dhankuta District, Nepal
Ethnicity	5,000 (2011 census?)
Native speakers	3,700 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Mahakiranti (?) Kiranti Eastern Kiranti Chintang; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ctn
Glottolog	chhi1245
ELP	Chhintange

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Chintang (Chintang: छिन्ताङ् Chintāṅ / Chhintang) is an eastern Kirati languages language spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in Chhintang VDC and Ahale VDC in Dhankuta District, Province No. 1, Nepal. The language has two dialects, Mulgaun and Sambhugaon.^[2] Most speakers of Chintang are also fluent speakers of the Indo-European Nepali language, which is the lingua franca of Nepal and the sole language of instruction in school, and the Sino-Tibetan Bantawa language, which is closely related to Chintang.^[3]^[4] The UNESCO World Atlas of Languages classifies the language as definitely endangered.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Chintang language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
^ ^a ^b Chintang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Bickel, Balthasar; Banjade, Goma; Gaenszle, Martin; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra Prasad; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore; Stoll, Sabine (2007). "Free Prefix Ordering in Chintang". Language. 83 (1): 43–73. ISSN 0097-8507.
^ Stoll, Sabine; Bickel, Balthasar; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra P.; Banjade, Goma; Bhatta, Toya N.; Gaenszle, Martin; Pettigrew, Judith; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore (2012). "Nouns and verbs in Chintang: children's usage and surrounding adult speech*". Journal of Child Language. 39 (2): 284–321. doi:10.1017/S0305000911000080. hdl:10344/3401. ISSN 1469-7602.
^ "Chintang in Nepal | UNESCO WAL". en.wal.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

Bibliography[edit]

Bickel, Balthasar, G. Banjade, M. Gaenszle, E. Lieven, N. P. Paudyal (2007). Free prefix ordering in Chintang. Language, 83 (1), 43–73.

External links[edit]

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[e17-1] Chintang language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[e18-2] Chintang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[3] Bickel, Balthasar; Banjade, Goma; Gaenszle, Martin; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra Prasad; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore; Stoll, Sabine (2007). "Free Prefix Ordering in Chintang". Language. 83 (1): 43–73. ISSN 0097-8507.

[4] Stoll, Sabine; Bickel, Balthasar; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra P.; Banjade, Goma; Bhatta, Toya N.; Gaenszle, Martin; Pettigrew, Judith; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore (2012). "Nouns and verbs in Chintang: children's usage and surrounding adult speech*". Journal of Child Language. 39 (2): 284–321. doi:10.1017/S0305000911000080. hdl:10344/3401. ISSN 1469-7602.

[5] "Chintang in Nepal | UNESCO WAL". en.wal.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

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+{{Short description|Kiranti language spoken in Nepal}}
 {{Infobox language
   |name=Chintang
   |nativename=छिन्ताङ्
-  |pronunciation={{IPA-bodia|ˈtsʰintaːŋ|}}
+  |pronunciation={{IPA|ctn|ˈtsʰintaːŋ|}}
   |region=[[Dhankuta District]], [[Nepal]]
+  |ethnicity=5,000 (2011 census?)<ref name=e17>{{e17|ctn}}</ref><!--both figs appear this ed, so may be same date-->
-  |speakers=~5,000
+  |speakers={{sigfig|3710|2}}
-      |familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
+  |date=2011 census
-|fam2=([[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]])
+  |ref=e18
-  |fam3=[[Mahakiranti languages|Mahakiranti]]
+  |familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
+  |fam2=[[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]]
+  |fam3=[[Mahakiranti languages|Mahakiranti]] (?)
   |fam4=[[Kiranti languages|Kiranti]]
   |fam5=Eastern Kiranti
   |iso3=ctn
+  |glotto=chhi1245
+  |glottorefname=Chintang
 }}
+'''Chintang''' (Chintang: '''छिन्ताङ्''' ''Chintāṅ / Chhintang'') is an eastern [[Kirati languages]] language spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in [[Chhintang]] VDC and [[Ahale]] VDC in [[Dhankuta District]], [[Province No. 1]], [[Nepal]]. The language has two dialects, Mulgaun and Sambhugaon.<ref name=e18/> Most speakers of Chintang are also fluent speakers of the Indo-European [[Nepali language]], which is the lingua franca of Nepal and the sole language of instruction in school, and the Sino-Tibetan [[Bantawa language]], which is closely related to Chintang.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bickel |first=Balthasar |last2=Banjade |first2=Goma |last3=Gaenszle |first3=Martin |last4=Lieven |first4=Elena |last5=Paudyal |first5=Netra Prasad |last6=Rai |first6=Ichchha Purna |last7=Rai |first7=Manoj |last8=Rai |first8=Novel Kishore |last9=Stoll |first9=Sabine |date=2007 |title=Free Prefix Ordering in Chintang |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4490337 |journal=Language |volume=83 |issue=1 |pages=43–73 |issn=0097-8507}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stoll |first=Sabine |last2=Bickel |first2=Balthasar |last3=Lieven |first3=Elena |last4=Paudyal |first4=Netra P. |last5=Banjade |first5=Goma |last6=Bhatta |first6=Toya N. |last7=Gaenszle |first7=Martin |last8=Pettigrew |first8=Judith |last9=Rai |first9=Ichchha Purna |last10=Rai |first10=Manoj |last11=Rai |first11=Novel Kishore |date=2012 |title=Nouns and verbs in Chintang: children's usage and surrounding adult speech* |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-language/article/abs/nouns-and-verbs-in-chintang-childrens-usage-and-surrounding-adult-speech/3719FA4FA06878D0158EA82BA82A91CA |journal=Journal of Child Language |language=en |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=284–321 |doi=10.1017/S0305000911000080 |issn=1469-7602|hdl=10344/3401 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> The [[UNESCO]] World Atlas of Languages classifies the language as ''[[Definitely endangered language|definitely endangered]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chintang in Nepal {{!}} UNESCO WAL |url=https://en.wal.unesco.org/countries/nepal/languages/chintang |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=en.wal.unesco.org}}</ref>
-'''Chintang''' (Chintang: '''छिन्ताङ्''' ''Chintāṅ / Chhintang'') is an eastern [[Kiranti languages|Kiranti language]] spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in  Chintang Village Development Committee (VDC) in [[Dhankuta District]], [[Koshi Zone]], [[Nepal]].
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
-Bickel, Balthasar, G. Banjade, M. Gaenszle, E. Lieven, N. P. Paudyal, & I. Purna Rai et al. (2007). Free prefix ordering in Chintang. ''Language'', 83 (1), 43–73.
+==Bibliography==
+Bickel, Balthasar, G. Banjade, M. Gaenszle, E. Lieven, N. P. Paudyal (2007). Free prefix ordering in Chintang. ''Language'', 83 (1), 43–73.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ctn Ethnologue report on Chintang]
 *[http://www.spw.uzh.ch/cpdp/ The Chintang and Puma Documentation Project (DoBeS)]
+*[https://www.clrp.uzh.ch The Chintang Language Research Project (CLRP)]
+{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
+{{Kiranti languages}}
 [[Category:Kiranti languages]]
+[[Category:Languages of Nepal]]
+[[Category:Languages of Koshi Province]]

v t e Kiranti languages
Limbu	Limbu
Western	Thulung Wambule Jerung Khaling Dumi Koi Bahing Sunwar Vayu Tilung
Central	Kulung Nachhiring Sampang Saam Bantawa Puma Chamling Dungmali
Eastern	Yakkha Belhare Athpare Chintang Chulung Yamphu Lohorung Mewahang
Dhimalish	Dhimal Toto Lhokpu
see also: Mahakiranti languages