Language

Western Tamang

Western Tamang is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in Nepal and China.

New Testament

Scripture in Western Tamang

The New Testament is reported in Western Tamang.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

Every Language recording project

  • Rasuwa Tamang (Tamang, Western: Northeastern): 21.6% of Bible chapters recorded (257 chapters).

Project report, figures not audited. Recorded chapters may still need review and approval before publication, and recording does not mean the audio is in the EveryBible app yet.

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Where Western Tamang is spoken

  • Nepal
  • China

See Western Tamang on the language map

About Western Tamang

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
tdg
Glottocode
west2415
Also known as
Tamang, Northwestern: Madhya Uttar · Tamang, Western

Dialects and varieties 10

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Western Tamang as a whole.

  • RasuwaNo known Scripture
  • SouthwesternNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Northwestern: DhadingNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Northwestern: Madhya UttarNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, WesternNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Western: Dakshin PurbaNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Western: NortheasternNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Western: NorthwesternNo known Scripture
  • Tamang, Western: SouthernNo known Scripture
  • TrisuliNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.