Shumcho

SCU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Central Kinnauri, Shumcu, Sumcho, Sumchu, Sumtsu, Thebarskad, Thebor, Thebör Skadd

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with Jangshung ,, 67% with Sunam ,, 45% with Pahari Kinnauri ,, 43% with Chitkuli Kinnauri ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Bodish
West Himalayish
Kinauri

Demographics: 2,170 (1998).

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Buddhist (Lamaist), Hindu.