Kutang language

Kutang
	Kuke
Native to	Nepal
Ethnicity	Tamang people
Native speakers	29 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Tamangic? Ghale Kutang; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ght
Glottolog	kuta1241

Kutang, also known as Kutang Ghale and Kuke, is a minor Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal.

Locations

Kutang is spoken in Dyang, Rana, Bihi, Ghap, Chak, Kwak, and Krak villages of Bihi VDC, Gorkha District, Gandaki Zone, Nepal (Ethnologue).

Dialects

There are three Kutang dialects, Bihi, Chak, and Rana, which have limited intelligibility. The varieties spoken in Chhak and Kwak villages are reportedly similar to each other, and different from the varieties spoken in all of the other villages.

References

Kutang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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[e18-1] Kutang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)