Bhujel language

Bhujel, or bhujel basa (phughal nur) language is spoken in central Nepal but some Bhujel speak Nepali language.Bhujels are spread over different parts of the world. Some of them can be found in Sikkim,Assam,( India ) and most of them are found in Nepal as indegineous group. Bhujels also called PHUGAL celebrate different festivals of their own specially Mangsirey Purney(PHUGAL PARIM) after reaping the paddy, It is celebrated with huge enthusiasm and excitement worshipping the five elements of the earth and also the nature.They are nature lovers and are very much hardworking. They are really innocent and decent. Bhujels have their own culture, tradition, and ethnicity which is still due to be exposed properly. They are now struggling for their identity due to certain circumstances in the past and been dominated and discriminated by the so called ****** castes.

The net count  that is , the population of  Bhujels  are so much low in number because  most  of them opted to change their caste rather than  facing  discrimination  on the  so called  society. They  changed their  castes to survive in the  areas  they lived in  as  Bhujels  were  the most dominated  caste,they were  taken  as slaves and were forced to perform  different types of works.They did their  jobs  with full dedication. 
Bhujel
Bujhyal
RegionTanahu District, NepalSikkim,India, Assam
Native speakers
22,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3byh
Glottologbujh1238

Bhujels have their own language which is now being used again after such a long period. It was in a verge of extinction but now is being tried to preserve both the language and the culture.

*Namaste or greetings  is called  :"SEWANUNG".,
  • FATHER : AAPA
  • BROTHERS: AAPU HAU

Geographical distribution

Bhujel is spoken in the following villages of Nepal (Ethnologue).

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Bhujel.

  • Kulmun
  • Arthumpka
  • Andimul
  • Baniyatar
  • Beltar
  • Dhodeni
  • Chanaute

References

  1. Bhujel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)


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