Alternate Names: Amdo, Anduo, Ngambo, Panang
Dialects: Hbrogpa, Panang (Banag, Banang, Panags, Panakha, Pananag, Sbanag, Sbranag), Rongba, Rongmahbrogpa, Rtahu. Central Tibetan , or Khams Tibetan , varieties not intelligible. Lexical similarity: 70% with Central Tibetan , and Khams Tibetan ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Tibetan.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,800,000 (2005 C. Lhungrub).
Language Use: All ages. Used as L2 by Baima [bqh], Bonan [peh].
Language Development: Classroom teachers use it it, but Modern Literary Tibetan is the language of literature. Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar.
Typology: SOV; many onset clusters.
Writing System: Tibetan
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Those in Golog are called Golog, Ngolok, Mgolog, Ggolo, or Gugoluo. Buddhist (Lamaist).