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Tibetan

vr.tr.tibetan · INF.MED

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.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

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.

The Tibetic language of central Tibet, often called Standard or Lhasa Tibetan, written in the Tibetan script traditionally attributed to the 7th century, with a classical literary form used across Tibetan Buddhism, and central dialects and related varieties the registry aliases name such as the Khyungpo, Lhokha and Hor dialects, the To or Western Ü-Tsang subgroup, Limirong Tibetan of Nepal and the Aba dialect of Sichuan; whether Amdo and Khams varieties are dialects of one Tibetan language or separate languages is debated, and language education policy in China is a subject of contrasting assessments, attributed.

What it is for: Communication among its speakers and Buddhist scholarship.

It can be explain classification with attribution; relay script and dialects; describe named varieties; distinguish related languages.

Distinguishing features

Tibetan script

Classical literary tradition

Dialect continuum

Politically sensitive status

What it looks like

Not a visible object; written in the Tibetan abugida script.

Physical character

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

How it is recognised

Central Tibetan language

Khyungpo dialect, To subgroup, Lhokha dialect, Hor dialect, Limirong Tibetan, Aba dialect

Classical Tibetan is the literary language; Amdo and Khams are major varieties; Dzongkha is Bhutan s national language; other Tibetic languages include Ladakhi

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Tibetic languages

uses -

Tibetan script

is related to -

Classical Tibetan

is contrasted with -

Dzongkha

In practice

Families and kinds

Lhasa and Central Tibetan

Tsang and Western Ü-Tsang varieties

northern and nomadic dialects

Tibetan varieties in Nepal

Amdo and Khams varieties

Identifiers

ISO 639-3 bod

Standards and regulation

Unicode Tibetan block

National and regional language policies

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing of language policy

Treating all Tibetic varieties as one language without noting debate

Confusing spoken and classical forms

Also called

Khyungpo dialectTö subgroupLhokha dialectHor dialectLimirong TibetanAba dialectDingri TibetanDrokpa TibetanShigatse TibetanStandard Spoken TibetanModern Literary Tibetan

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What Tibetan is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Standard Tibetan, and how does it differ from Classical Tibetan, Amdo, Khams, Dzongkha and other Tibetic languages? definition
  2. Is the question about learning, script, dialects, Buddhism or language policy? boundary

Varieties

Named varieties.

Varieties

Varieties.

  1. What are the Khyungpo, Lhokha, Hor, To, Limirong and Aba varieties? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Language structure.

Sources.

Script

Tibetan script.

Script

Script.

  1. How does the Tibetan script work and differ from pronunciation? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Classification

Classification.

Classification

Classification.

  1. How do linguists classify Tibetic languages, with differing views attributed? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Society Status and policy.

Attribution.

Policy

Language policy.

Policy

Policy.

  1. What do the Chinese government, Tibetan organisations and researchers say about Tibetan-language education, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Diaspora

Diaspora.

Diaspora

Diaspora.

  1. How is Tibetan maintained in India and Nepal? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Tibetan diaspora? action
Context Literature and religion.

Context.

Buddhism

Buddhist texts.

Buddhism

Buddhism.

  1. How did Classical Tibetan preserve Buddhist canons such as the Kangyur? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Kangyur? action

Digital

Digital support.

Digital

Digital.

  1. How is Tibetan supported in fonts and software? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Tibetan (Unicode block)? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should the named dialects be separate entries?
  • How should linguistic sources be linked?
  • How should the Amdo and Khams classification be recorded?
Draft as JSON