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{{Short description|Kirati language of Nepal}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Yamphu
|name=Yamphu
|region=[[Nepal]]
|region=[[Nepal]]
|ethnicity= Kirat Yamphu
|speakers={{sigfig|9,210|2}}
|speakers={{sigfig|9,210|2}}
|date=2011 census
|date=2011 census
|ref=e18
|ref=e25
| |ethnicity= Kirat Yamphu |speakers2=2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)<ref name=e18/> presumably covered in census figure
|speakers2=2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)<ref name=e25/>
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=[[Mahakiranti languages|Mahakiranti]] ?
|fam2=[[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]]
|fam3=[[Kiranti languages|Kiranti]]
|fam3=[[Mahakiranti languages|Mahakiranti]] (?)
|fam4=[[Kiranti languages|Kiranti]]
|fam4=Eastern
|fam5=Upper Arun
|fam5=Eastern
|fam6=Upper Arun
|iso3=ybi
|iso3=ybi
|glotto=yamp1244
|glotto=yamp1244
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}}
}}


'''Yamphu''' is a [[Kirati languages]] 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 [[Lorung language ]]. These varieties are all closely related.
'''Yamphu language ''' is a [[Kirati languages|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.


==Geographical distribution==
==Geographical distribution==
Yamphu is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (''[[Ethnologue]]'').
Yamphu is spoken in the following locations of Nepal:<ref name=e25/>

*[[Sankhuwasabha District]], [[Kosi Zone]]: Hedangna, Num, Seduwa, Peppuwa, Mangsimma, Karmarang, Tungkhaling, Uwa, Ala, Uling, and Walung villages
*[[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, China-Nepal|Arun River]] valley in the Eastern hills; extreme north Lorung area, directly southwest of the [[Jaljale]] Mountains
*[[Matsya Pokhari]] VDC, located in the upper [[Arun River, China-Nepal|Arun River]] valley in the Eastern hills; extreme north Lorung area, directly southwest of the [[Jaljale]] Mountains
*[[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur District]], [[Kosi Zone]]
*[[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur District]], [[Kosi Zone]]
*[[Ilam district:]] Fikkal, Kolbung, Panchakanya, Jitpur, Danabari, Mahamai (VDCs)].
*[[Ilam district]], Fikkal, Kolbung, Panchakanya, Jitpur, Danabari, Mahamai (VDCs).
* [[Jhapa district]], Morang and Sunsari
*[[Jhapa district]], Morang and Sunsari
* Darijiling, Sikkim, Silong, Meghalaya, Misoram,Barma, Bhutan and Thailand (Officially recorded)
* 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.
* However, Yamphu are dispersed all over the world including USA, Europe, South America, Africa and other continent of the world.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

⚫
*Rutgers, Roland (1998). ''Yamphu: Grammar, Texts & Lexicon''. Leiden: Research School CNWS. – {{ISBN|90-5789-012-7}}
==Sources==
⚫
* Rutgers, Roland (1998). ''Yamphu: Grammar, Texts & Lexicon''. Leiden: Research School CNWS. – {{ISBN|90-5789-012-7}}


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[[Category:Kiranti languages]]
[[Category:Kiranti languages]]
[[Category:Languages of Nepal]]
[[Category:Languages of Nepal]]
[[Category:Languages of Koshi Province]]




Latest revision as of 05:00, 16 March 2024

Yamphu
RegionNepal
EthnicityKirat Yamphu
Native speakers
9,200 (2011 census)[1]
2,500 Southern Yamphu (2011)[1]
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.

Geographical distribution

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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
  • 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

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

Sources

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  • Rutgers, Roland (1998). Yamphu: Grammar, Texts & Lexicon. Leiden: Research School CNWS. – ISBN 90-5789-012-7


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