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Yamphu language information


Yamphu
RegionNepal
EthnicityKirat Yamphu
Native speakers
9,200 (2011 census)[1]
2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Mahakiranti (?)
      • Kiranti
        • Eastern
          • Upper Arun
            • Yamphu
Language codes
ISO 639-3ybi
Glottologyamp1244
ELPYamphu

Yamphu language is a Kirati language spoken by the Kirat Yamphu people, a Kirati 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 Kirat Lorung language. These varieties are all closely related.

  1. ^ a b Yamphu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

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