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Yamphu language

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Region
  
Nepal

Glottolog
  
yamp1244

ISO 639-3
  
ybi

Native speakers
  
9,200 (2011 census) 2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011) presumably covered in census figure

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Kiranti Eastern Upper Arun Yamphu

Yamphu is a Kiranti language spoken by the Yamphu, a Kiranti people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a recently discovered dialect spoken by only 20 people. Both it and Yamphe are distinct. Southern Yamphu is also considered to be Southern Lorung. These varieties are all closely related.

Geographical distribution

Yamphu is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).

  • Sankhuwasabha District, Kosi Zone: Hedangna, Num, Seduwa, Peppuwa, Mangsimma, Karmarang, Tungkhaling, Uwa, Ala, Uling, and Walung villages
  • Matsya Pokhari VDC, located in the upper Arun River valley in the Eastern hills; extreme north Lorung area, directly southwest of the Jaljale Mountains
  • Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone

    • References

    Yamphu language Wikipedia
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