| Gserpa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan |
Native speakers | ca. 1000? (2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Gserpa (Wylie:gser pa; Chinese: 色尔坝; alsoGserskad[2]) is an easternTibetic language ofSichuan. It is spoken by a few hundred or thousand people in Sêrba (Tibetan:གསེར་པ་;Wylie: gser pa;Tibetan pinyin: Sêrba;Chinese: 色尔坝;pinyin: Sè'ěrbà) District,Sêrtar County,Sichuan,China and is different from theAmdo Tibetan language, the dominant Tibetan language in the surrounding region.[1][3]
Gserpa is spoken in Shelgrub Township (旭日乡), Yangs’go Township (杨各乡), Sbomda’ Town (翁达镇), and Rgyashod Township (甲学乡) along the lower Gserchu River (色曲河) in easternGserthar County (色达县) inDkarmdzes Prefecture (甘孜州).[2]
The closely relatedKhalung language, also known as Rdo, Rdoskad, or Khalong, is spoken to the east of the Gserpa area.
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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