User: Gerald Roche

Date posted: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:53:20 GMT

Gerald Roche
about 4 years ago

Today I want to discuss the term ‘Dordo,’ which is used to refer to Manegacha speakers. I consider it derogatory and want to explain why. This term is local to Rebgong. In addition to Manegacha speakers, it is also used to refer to people who speak a language known in the linguistics literature as Wutun. Speakers call this language Ngandehua, and that’s the name I will use. So, Tibetans in Rebgong call Manegacha- and Ngandehua-speakers Dordo. They refer to both languages as D...

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