Language:  Tibetan, Central

Population of Groups Speaking

1,956,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

17

Scripture Status

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Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(17 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Keji China 2,600
 Tibetan Australia 1,500
 Tibetan Belgium 5,000
 Tibetan Bhutan 4,600
 Tibetan Canada 9,800
 Tibetan France 7,900
 Tibetan Liechtenstein 500
 Tibetan Netherlands 1,000
 Tibetan India 118,000
 Tibetan United Kingdom 700
 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:  17     17
SECONDARY Language
(52 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi India 82,000
Adi Gallong India 21,000
Adi Pasi India 3,600
 Aka India 13,000
 Angami India 178,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,556,000
 Bhotia India 134,000
 Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,200
 Bhotia Sikkim India 99,000
 Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 138,000
 Bru India 245,000
 Chakma India 260,000
 Choni China 170,000
 Christian India 1,565,000
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) India 277,000
Galong India 96,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,305,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,129,000
Gurung Ghale Nepal 26,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 609,000
 Haomei India 79,000
 Idu India 38,000
 Jamatia India 99,000
 Jaunsari India 111,000
 Kanaura India 63,000
 Khas India 77,000
 Khasi India 1,477,000
 Khiamniungan India 73,000
 Kuki Chin India 168,000
 Lahaula India 3,500
 Lamkang India 9,300
 Lotha India 210,000
 Mangrik India 28,000
 Meena India 5,505,000
Millang India 4,800
Miniyong India 9,400
Mizo Lushai India 670,000
 Monpa India 48,000
 Monpa Dirang India 8,500
 Newah Nepal 1,533,000
 Oraon India 5,311,000
 Paite (Christian traditions) India 95,000
 Rongkup India 92,000
 Sherpa Nepal 128,000
 Swangla India 11,000
Tangsa Roerah India 1,800
 Thadou India 258,000
 Tipera India 814,000
 Yakkha Nepal 28,000
 Yimchungra India 80,000
 Zeliang India 123,000
  Totals:  52     21

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


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