Tamangic

Tamangic originated from the Tibetan Plateau rather than from the Himalayan foothills (Schorer 2016, etc.). Thus, it should be classified as an independent Bodish branch rather than with other West Sino-Tibetan ("Himalayish") languages. Similarities with Magaric are due to recent borrowings.

Sources

Mazaudon, Martine. 1994. Problèmes de comparatisme et de reconstruction dans quelques langues de la famille tibéto-birmane. Thèse d'Etat, Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.