Kinnauri
Kinnaura Yanuskad; Kanoreunu Skad; Kanorug Skadd; Lower Kinnauri; Kinori; Kinner; Kanauri; Kanawari; Kanawi; Kunawari; Kunawur; Tibas Skad; Kanorin Skad; Kanaury Anuskad; Koonawure; Malhesti; Milchanang; Milchan; Milchang; Kinauri; Kanāwri; Kanāwarī; Kanoreunu Skadd; Kanōrug Skadd; Tibas Skadd; Lower Kanauri; Lower Kănawi; Upper Kanauri; Minchhang; Minchhanäng
Sino-Tibetan; Tibeto-Kanauri
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40,000
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"Census data puts population of areas where Kinnauri is spoken to be around 40,000. There is no thorough sociolinguistic study to give an exact number of language speakers, fluent or partially. Nobody is learning the language as L2."
2020
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31.58333, 78.41667
In villages in Kalpa, Sangla and Nichar Tehsil, Moorang and Ropa, Giabong villages in Pooh tehsil in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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In villages in Kalpa, Sangla and Nichar Tehsil, Moorang and Ropa, Giabong villages in Pooh tehsil in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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"Neutral feelings, speakers do not realize that the language is fast losing fluent speakers to Hindi."
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the northern side of Himachal Pradesh
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Strong positive language attitudes among older and middle aged speakers. Younger speakers feel less strongly, but still hold positive attitudes towards the language.
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Education, Marketplace, some inter-regional interactions
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2001
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2009
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Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Lahul-Spiti districts, Chauhra to Sangla and north along Satluj River to Morang, upper Ropa River Valley villages; Shimla and Rampur area; Uttar Pradesh; Punjab; Kashmir.
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Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Lahul-Spiti districts, Chauhra to Sangla and north along Satluj River to Morang, upper Ropa River Valley villages; Shimla and Rampur area; Uttar Pradesh; Punjab; Kashmir.
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Kinnauri is a trade language.
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
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- A descriptive study of Kinnauri (Pangi dialect): a preliminary reportTakahashi, Yoshiharu. 2001. "A Descriptive Study of Kinnauri (Pangi Dialect): a Preliminary Report." In New Research on Zhangzhung and Related Himalayan Languages, edited by Yasuhiko Nagano and Randy J. Lapolla. 3: 97-119. Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.
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