Shumcho language
Sino-Tibetan language of India
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Shumcho[2] is an underdocumented Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India.
RegionHimachal Pradesh
Native speakers
2400 (2022)[1]Sino-Tibetan
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Bodic ?
- West Himalayish
- Kinnauric
- Thebor
- Shumcho
- Thebor
- Kinnauric
- West Himalayish
| Shumcho | |
|---|---|
| Region | Himachal Pradesh |
Native speakers | 2400 (2022)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | scu |
| Glottolog | shum1243 |
Shumcho speakers make up a majority of the population in the villages of Kanam, Labrang, Spillo, Shyaso, Rushkalang and Taling. They also reside in the mixed villages of Sunnam, Jangi, Lippa and Asrang where they belong to the lower Scheduled Caste. Upper-caste Scheduled Tribe dwellers of the same villages speak related but distinct languages, Sunam and Jangshung.[3]