Sunam language, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 15 relations: English language, Himachal Pradesh, Hindi, India, Kinnaur district, Kinnauri language, Lingua franca, Multilingualism, Nepali language, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Shumcho language, Sino-Tibetan languages, Tibeto-Kanauri languages, West Himalayish languages, Western Pahari.

2. Kinnaur district
3. Languages of Himachal Pradesh
4. West Himalayish languages

English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh ("Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India.

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Hindi

Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kinnaur district

Kinnaur district is one of the twelve administrative districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.

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Kinnauri language

Kinnauri is the most widely used language in Kinnaur. Sunam language and Kinnauri language are Endangered languages of India, Kinnaur district, languages of Himachal Pradesh and West Himalayish languages.

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Lingua franca

A lingua franca (for plurals see), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both of the speakers' native languages.

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Multilingualism

Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers.

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Nepali language

Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. Sunam language and Nepali language are languages of Himachal Pradesh.

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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India.

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Shumcho language

Shumcho is an underdocumented Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Sunam language and Shumcho language are Endangered languages of India, Kinnaur district, languages of Himachal Pradesh and West Himalayish languages.

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Sino-Tibetan languages

Sino-Tibetan, also cited as Trans-Himalayan in a few sources, is a family of more than 400 languages, second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers.

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Tibeto-Kanauri languages

The Tibeto-Kanauri languages, also called Bodic, Bodish–Himalayish, and Western Tibeto-Burman, are a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages, centered on the Tibetic languages and the Kinnauri dialect cluster.

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West Himalayish languages

The West Himalayish languages, also known as Almora and Kanauric, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages centered in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and across the border into Nepal.

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Western Pahari

The Western Pahari languages are a group of Northern Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Northern India, primarily in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu. Sunam language and Western Pahari are languages of Himachal Pradesh.

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See also

Kinnaur district

• Bhaba Valley
• Chitkuli Kinnauri language
• Jangshung language
• Kinnaur Assembly constituency
• Kinnaur district
• Kinnauri Shawl
• Kinnauri language
• Mandi Lok Sabha constituency
• Shumcho language
• Sunam language

Languages of Himachal Pradesh

• Bhateali
• Bilaspuri
• Bunan language
• Chambeali
• Chinali language
• Chitkuli Kinnauri language
• Churahi
• Gaddi language
• Gujari language
• Hinduri language
• Jangshung language
• Kanashi language
• Kangri language
• Kinnauri language
• Kullui
• Lahul Lohar language
• Mahasu Pahari
• Mandeali
• Nepali language
• Pahari Kinnauri language
• Pangwali
• Pattani language
• Shumcho language
• Sirmauri language
• Stod Bhoti
• Sunam language
• Tinani language
• Western Pahari

West Himalayish languages

• Bunan language
• Byangsi language
• Chaudangsi language
• Darmiya language
• Dhuleli language
• Jangshung language
• Kanashi language
• Kinnauri language
• Pattani language
• Rangas language
• Rongpo language
• Shumcho language
• Sunam language
• Tinani language
• West Himalayish languages
• Zhang-Zhung language

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunam_language

Also known as ISO 639:ssk, Sunam dialect, Sungam language.