Yamphu language
Yamphu | |
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Region | Nepal |
Ethnicity | Kirat Yamphu |
Native speakers | 9,200 (2011 census)[1] 2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ybi |
Glottolog | yamp1244 |
ELP | Yamphu |
Yamphu language is a
Lorung language
. These varieties are all closely related.
Geographical distribution
Yamphu is spoken in the following locations of Nepal:[1]
- Sankhuwasabha District, Kosi Zone: Hedangna, Num, Seduwa, Peppuwa, Mangsimma, Karmarang, Tungkhaling, Uwa, Ala, Uling, and Walung villages
- Arun River valley in the Eastern hills; extreme north Lorung area, directly southwest of the JaljaleMountains
- 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
- ^ a b c Yamphu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Sources
- Rutgers, Roland (1998). Yamphu: Grammar, Texts & Lexicon. Leiden: Research School CNWS. – ISBN 90-5789-012-7