Introduction

Bodic languages are a proposed subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Bodic languages include Tibetan and its varieties, plus several related Himalayan languages. The name Bodic comes from Bod, the Tibetan word for Tibet.

Language Family Tree

Sino-Tibetan > Bodic

• Bodish
  • Early Old Tibetan
    • Middle Old Tibetan
      • Late Old Tibetan
        • Central Tibetan
          • South-Western Tibetic
            • Dolpo-Tichurong
              • [dre] Dolpo
              • [tcn] Tichurong
            • Kyirong-Kagate
              • Gyalsumdo-Nubri-Kyirong
                • [kte] Gyalsumdo-Nubri
                • [kgy] Kyerung
              • Yolmo-Kagate
                • [syw] Kagate
                • [scp] Lamjung-Melamchi Yolmo
              • [ttz] Tsum
            • Sherpa-Jirel
              • Sherpaic
                • [nao] Naaba
                • [xsr] Solu-Khumbu Sherpa
              • [jul] Jirel
            • [hut] Humla
            • [lhm] Lhomi
            • [loy] Lowa
            • [muk] Mugom
            • [ola] Walungge
          • [bod] Tibetan
        • Eastern Tibetic
          • [bqh] Baima
          • [cda] Choni
          • Zhongu
        • Kham-Hor
          • [khg] Khams Tibetan
          • [tsk] Tseku
        • Lahauli-Spiti
          • Spiti-Jad
            • [jda] Jad
            • [spt] Spiti Bhoti
          • [nes] Bhoti Kinnauri
          • [sbu] Stod Bhoti
        • Southern Tibetic
          • Dzongkhic
            • Nuclear Dzongkhic
              • [dzo] Dzongkha
              • [lya] Layakha
              • [luk] Lunanakha
            • [cgk] Chocangacakha
            • [gro] Groma
            • [sip] Sikkimese
          • Unclassified Southern Tibetic
            • [kbg] Khamba
          • [sgt] Brokpake
          • [bro] Dur Brokkat
          • [lkh] Lakha
      • [adx] Amdo Tibetan
    • Western Archaic Tibetan
      • Kenhatic
        • [cna] Changthang
        • [lbj] Leh Ladakhi
        • [zau] Zangskari
      • Shamskatic
        • [bft] Balti
        • [prx] Purik-Sham-Nubra
    • [xct] Classical Tibetan
  • Tshangla-East Bodish
    • East Bodish
      • Mainstream East Bodish
        • Dakpa-Dzala
          • [dka] Dakpakha
          • [dzl] Dzalakha
        • Phobjib-Chali-Bumthangic
          • Chali-Bumthangic
            • Bumthangic
              • [kjz] Bumthangkha
              • [xkf] Khengkha
              • [xkz] Kurtokha
            • [tgf] Chalikha
          • [neh] Upper Mangdep
      • [ole] Olekha
    • Tshanglic
      • [kkf] Kalaktang Monpa
      • [tsj] Tshangla
  • Unclassified Bodish
    • Basum
• Kaike-Ghale-Tamangic
  • Ghale-Tamangic
    • Ghale
      • [ght] Kutang Ghale
      • [ghh] Northern Ghale
      • [ghe] Southern Ghale
    • Tamangic
      • Gurungic
        • Manangba-Nar-Phu
          • [nmm] Manange
          • [npa] Nar Phu
        • Thakali-Chantyal
          • [chx] Chantyal
          • [ths] Thakali
        • [gvr] Gurung
      • Nuclear Tamang
        • [tge] Eastern Gorkha Tamang
        • [taj] Eastern Tamang
        • [tdg] Western Tamang
      • [skj] Seke (Nepal)
  • [kzq] Kaike
• West Himalayish
  • Eastern West Himalayish
    • Central-Eastern West Himalayish
      • Unclassified Central-Eastern West Himalayish
        • [xzh] Zhangzhung
      • [bfu] Bunan
      • [rnp] Rongpo
      • [ssk] Sunam
    • Pithauragarh
      • Darma-Byangsi-Chaudangsi
        • Darma-Byangsi
          • [bee] Byangsi
          • [drd] Darma
        • [cdn] Chaudangsi
      • [rgk] Rangkas
  • Western West Himalayish
    • Kinnauric
      • Thebor
        • [jna] Jangshung
        • [scu] Shumcho
      • [cik] Chitkuli Kinnauri
      • [xns] Kanashi
      • [kfk] Kinnauri
    • Lahaulic
      • [lae] Pattani
      • [lbf] Tinani

Languages Sorted Alphabetically

• Tibetan