| Groma | |
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| Tromowa | |
| Native to | China, Bhutan and India |
| Region | Chumbi Valley region between Sikkim and Bhutan |
Native speakers | (27,000 cited 1993–2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gro |
| Glottolog | grom1238 |
Groma, also known as Tromowa and J'umowa, is a language spoken primarily in the lower Chumbi Valley in Tibet, with some speakers in Sikkim in India.[2] It belongs to the southern group of Tibetan languages. Its speakers identify as Tibetans.
References
[edit]- ^ Groma at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ van Driem, George (2015), "Endangered Languages of South Asia", in Matthias Brenzinger (ed.), Language Diversity Endangered, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, p. 312, ISBN 9783110905694
Further reading
[edit]- Hattaway, Paul (2004), "Groma", Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary, William Carey Library, pp. 68–69, ISBN 9780878083619
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates, Arunachal) |
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