Groma, also known as Tromowa and J'umowa, is a language spoken primarily in the lower
Chumbi Valley
The Chumbi Valley, called Dromo or Tromo in Tibetan,
is a valley in the Himalayas that projects southwards from the Tibetan plateau, intervening between Sikkim and Bhutan. It is coextensive with the administrative unit Yadong County in the T ...
in Tibet, with some speakers in
Sikkim
Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...
in India.
It belongs to the southern group of Tibetan languages. Its speakers identify as
Tibetans
Tibetans () are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in t ...
.
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Languages of Bhutan
Languages of China
Languages of India
South Bodish languages
Endangered languages of China
Endangered languages of India
Endangered Sino-Tibetan languages
Endangered languages of Asia
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