Yamphu language
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.
| Yamphu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal |
Native speakers | 9,200 (2011 census)[1] 2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)[1] presumably covered in census figure |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ybi |
| Glottolog | yamp1244 |
| ELP | Yamphu[2] |
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
- Ilam district: Fikkal, Kolbung, Panchakanya, Jitpur, Danabari, Mahamai (VDCs)].
- Jhapa district, Morang and Sunsari
- Darijiling, Sikkim, Silong, Meghalaya, Misoram,Barma, Bhutan and Thailand (Officially recorded)
- However, Yamphu are dispersed all over the world including USA, Europe, South America, Africa and other continent of the world.
References
- Yamphu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Yamphu.
- Rutgers, Roland (1998). Yamphu: Grammar, Texts & Lexicon. Leiden: Research School CNWS. – ISBN 90-5789-012-7
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