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the classification of these varieties and of Amdo and Khams as dialects of one language or separate Tibetic languages varies by source, and contrasting assessments of language education policy in China require attribution.","purpose":"Let an agent explain Tibetan, relay classification, script, dialects and status from linguistic and area studies sources with positions attributed, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Standard Tibetan from Classical Tibetan, Amdo and Khams Tibetan, Dzongkha and other Tibetic languages.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Tibetan script","Classical literary tradition","Dialect continuum","Politically sensitive status"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What Tibetan is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is Standard Tibetan, and how does it differ from Classical Tibetan, Amdo, Khams, Dzongkha and other Tibetic languages?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about learning, script, dialects, Buddhism or language policy?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"varieties","name":"Varieties","description":"Named varieties.","findings":[{"id":"varieties-finding","name":"Varieties","description":"Varieties.","questions":[{"text":"What are the Khyungpo, Lhokha, Hor, To, Limirong and Aba varieties?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific variety?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"linguistics","name":"Linguistics","description":"Language structure.","layers":[{"id":"script","name":"Script","description":"Tibetan script.","findings":[{"id":"script-finding","name":"Script","description":"Script.","questions":[{"text":"How does the Tibetan script work and differ from pronunciation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"classification","name":"Classification","description":"Classification.","findings":[{"id":"classification-finding","name":"Classification","description":"Classification.","questions":[{"text":"How do linguists classify Tibetic languages, with differing views attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"society","name":"Society","description":"Status and policy.","layers":[{"id":"policy","name":"Policy","description":"Language policy.","findings":[{"id":"policy-finding","name":"Policy","description":"Policy.","questions":[{"text":"What do the Chinese government, Tibetan organisations and researchers say about Tibetan-language education, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"diaspora","name":"Diaspora","description":"Diaspora.","findings":[{"id":"diaspora-finding","name":"Diaspora","description":"Diaspora.","questions":[{"text":"How is Tibetan maintained in India and Nepal?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Tibetan diaspora?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Literature and religion.","layers":[{"id":"buddhism","name":"Buddhism","description":"Buddhist texts.","findings":[{"id":"buddhism-finding","name":"Buddhism","description":"Buddhism.","questions":[{"text":"How did Classical Tibetan preserve Buddhist canons such as the Kangyur?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Kangyur?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"digital","name":"Digital","description":"Digital support.","findings":[{"id":"digital-finding","name":"Digital","description":"Digital.","questions":[{"text":"How is Tibetan supported in fonts and software?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Tibetan (Unicode block)?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Translate and transliterate Tibetan, stating the romanisation system used.","Describe the language, script and literary tradition from linguistic sources."],"mustNot":["Use machine translation of Tibetan in legal, medical or asylum matters without review by a speaker.","Present political claims about Tibet's status as settled fact on either side.","Expose the identity of Tibetan speakers or writers in ways that put them at risk.","Mistranslate Buddhist terms in ways that distort religious teaching."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing recordings or texts from Tibetan speakers who may face reprisals."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Tibetan language and culture are under pressure; speakers' safety and heritage are at stake.","Religious texts in Tibetan are sacred to many."],"affectedParties":["Tibetan speakers","Tibetan Buddhist communities","Exile communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; it belongs to its speakers and their communities.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q1641150","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q5061915","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Tibetic languages","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Tibetan script","type":"related"},{"target":"Classical Tibetan","type":"related"},{"target":"Dzongkha","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.tibetan","Wikidata: Q34271 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34271)","ISO 639-3: bod"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["script origin: traditionally 7th century note - attributed to Thonmi Sambhota","ISO 639-1: bo code","ISO 639-3: bod code","tone: Lhasa Tibetan is tonal note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Tibetan encompasses spoken varieties and a written tradition rather than only the central spoken variety.","Registry names include Khyungpo, To, Lhokha, Hor, Limirong Tibetan and Aba, whose classification should be attributed to linguistic sources.","Classical Tibetan is a literary language, Amdo and Khams are major varieties with differing classifications, Dzongkha is Bhutan's national language, and other Tibetic languages include Ladakhi.","Not a visible object; written in the Tibetan abugida script."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain classification with attribution","relay script and dialects","describe named varieties","distinguish related languages"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Partisan framing of language policy","Treating all Tibetic varieties as one language without noting debate","Confusing spoken and classical forms"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Unicode Tibetan block","National and regional language policies"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Communication among its speakers and Buddhist scholarship.","Lhasa and Central Tibetan","Tsang and Western Ü-Tsang varieties","northern and nomadic dialects","Tibetan varieties in Nepal","Amdo and Khams varieties"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q34271: Tibetan","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34271","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Lhasa Tibetan","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Tibetan","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should the named dialects be separate entries?","How should linguistic sources be linked?","How should the Amdo and Khams classification be recorded?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q34271/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q34271/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T21:27:04Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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