Tshangla
/ˈtsʰaŋ.la/noun
Tshangla is a language spoken mainly in eastern Bhutan and nearby parts of India and Tibet.
Did you know?Tshangla is also widely known as Sharchop, a name associated with eastern Bhutan, but scholars treat the deeper origin of “Tshangla” as uncertain rather than a proven magical or occult formula.
Etymological Timeline
19th–20th Century
Tibetan traditions
Tshangla
“A name used for an eastern Himalayan language and its speakers; the precise internal derivation remains uncertain.”
Early 20th Century
English scholarship
Tshangla
“The language name adopted in linguistic and ethnographic descriptions of eastern Bhutan.”
20th Century
English
Sharchop
“An alternative name commonly used for Tshangla and its speech community.”
Late 20th Century
Linguistics
Tshangla
“Classified as a distinct East Bodish language within the wider Trans-Himalayan language family.”
Modern English
English
Tshangla
“The standard English-language name for the language, also called Sharchop or Eastern Bhutanese.”