Chamdo languages

The Chamdo languages are a group of recently discovered, closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet.

[1][2][3] Their position within the Sino-Tibetan language family is currently uncertain.

[5] Rumei 如美话 (Markam County 芒康县) gSerkhu/Suku 素苦话 (Zayu County 察隅县) Lamo/Dongba 东坝话 (Zogang County 左贡县) Larong 拉茸话 (Zogang County 左贡县) Drag-yab cluster: Mang 芒话 and Maji 玛吉话 (Zhag'yab County 察雅县) Lexical comparisons of numerals in four Chamdo languages from Nyima & Suzuki (2019):[4] Suzuki & Nyima (2018: 4-6) provide the following lexical items for Lamo, Larong, and Drag-yab.

The Changdu Gazetteer (2005: 819)[6] provides the following comparative data in Tibetan script.

English translations for the Chinese glosses are also provided.