Why is Tibetan language important?

All kind of Indian Buddhist literatures were preserved in Tibetan language since 8th century A.D. This is the official Buddhist language in Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Himalayan region and china. Tibetan language is one of the important faculty in many Universities and Colleges in India and U.S.A and Europe.

What language is Tibetan closest to?

The closest related language family to Sino-Tibetan is the Dene-Yeniseian family of Siberia and North America, which shares a common origin with Proto Sino-Tibetan from the ancient Sino-Yeniseian language. This was a branch of the Dene-Caucasian superfamily, itself derived from Vasco-Caucasian and Dene-Daic.

What is the best book for learning Tibetan language?

Manual of Standard Tibetan: Language and Civilization, Nicolas Tournadre — Classic textbook for learning Tibetan language and grammar–kinda the standard for classical Tibetan. See it on Shambhala Publications.

What are some of the best YouTube channels for learning Tibetan?

Tibetan Audiobooks is a great YouTube channel with readings of Tibetan books in Tibetan with text shown along with it. Beri Prince ( བེ་རི་རྒྱལ་སྲས་) is a monastic from Drepung Monastery that has put up a lot of videos teaching Tibetan language and grammar. They are entirely in Tibetan.

How popular is the Tibetan language in Mongolia?

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Where can I find a Tibetan-English Dictionary?

Monlam Mobile app – Android and iOS app containing the Monlam Tibetan-English dictionary Venerable Lobsang Monlam is a Tibetan monk from Sera Monastery in India. He has kindly made his Tibetan-English dictionary and apps open source.