Chali language

Chali
Chali
ཚ་ལི་ཁ, Tsha-li-kha
Native to	Bhutan
Native speakers	1,500 (2011)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Kanauri (?) Bodish East Bodish Chali; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tgf
Glottolog	chal1267
ELP	Chalikha

The Chali language (Dzongkha: ཚ་ལི་ཁ་; Wylie: Tsha-li-kha; also called "Chalikha," "Chalipkha," "Tshali," and "Tshalingpa") is an East Bodish language spoken by about 1,398 people in Wangmakhar, Gorsum and Tormazhong villages in Mongar District in eastern Bhutan, mainly around Chhali Gewog on east bank of Kuri Chhu River. Chalikha is related to Bumthangkha and Kurtöpkha.

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