Tamang
तामाङ, རྟ་དམག་ / རྟ་མང་
Country Nepal
India
Bhutan
Ethnicity Tamang
Speakers
1.35 million in Nepal (2011 census)
20,154 in India (2011 census)
Family
Writing
Tibetan script, Devanagari
AreaKathmandu and northeast, east, and south. Most districts east, Outer-Eastern in Janakpur zone, east Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Dolakha districts. Central-Eastern in Bagmati zone, Kabhre District, west Sindhupalchowk, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, east Nuwakot districts, and districts south of those. Southwestern in Narayani zone, west Makwanpur and Chitawan districts, and districts south and southwest of those. Also in Bhutan, India, Myanmar.
Language Sites
ISO 639-3 Variously:
taj – Eastern Tamang
tdg – Western Tamang
tmk – Northwestern Tamang (not distinct)
tge – Eastern Gorkha Tamang
Glottolog nucl1729
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