{{Short description|Tibetic language of Sichuan, China}} {{Infobox language |name=Khalong Tibetan |altname=Rdo |state=China |region=Sichuan |speakers=? |date= |familycolor=Sino-Tibetan |fam2=Tibeto-Kanauri ? |fam3=Bodish |fam4=Tibetic |iso3=none |glotto=none }}

'''Khalong Tibetan''' (or ''Khalung''; also known as '''Rdo''' or '''Rdoskad'''<ref name="Sun"/>) is a Tibetic language of Sichuan, China, once considered a dialect of Khams. It is spoken in Zamtang County of Ngawa Prefecture. Phonological and grammatical details reflect a Showu (Gyarong) substrate.<ref>Tournadre, Nicolas (2005). "[http://www.nicolas-tournadre.net/wp-content/uploads/multimedia/2005-aire.pdf L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes]." ''Lalies'', 2005, n°25, p.&nbsp;7–56.</ref>

==Distribution== It is spoken at Khalung Village (卡龙村) of Bugrje Township (吾依乡), and Rkamda’ (岗木达), Mesmda’ (明达), and Bragmgo (章光) villages of Rkamda’ Township (岗木达乡) along the lower Rdokhog River (杜科河) of central Dzamthang County (壤塘县) in Rngaba Prefecture (阿坝州). The closely related Gserpa language is spoken just to the west of the Khalong-speaking area.<ref name="Sun">Sun, Jackson T.-S. 2021. ''[https://www.academia.edu/47755528/Gser_Rdo_A_New_Tibetic_Language_Across_the_Rngaba_Dkarmdzes_Border Gser-Rdo: A New Tibetic Language Across the Rngaba-Dkarmdzes Border]''.</ref>

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== Bibliography == *T-S. Sun Jackson, 2002. "Perfective stem renovation in Khalong Tibetan", ''Communication pre'sente'e au 8th Himalayan Symposium'', Universite' de Berne, 19–22 September.

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