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'''Yamphu''' is a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language spoken by the [[Yamphu Rai]], a [[Kiranti]] people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a dialect.
'''Yamphu''' is a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language spoken by the [[Yamphu Rai]], a [[Kiranti]] people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a dialect.

Southern Yamphu is also considered to be Southern [[Lorung language|Lorung]]. These varieties are all closely related.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:54, 2 May 2012

Yamphu
RegionNepal
Native speakers
3,000 with Southern Lorung
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ybi – Northern
lrr – Southern
ELPYamphu

Yamphu is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Yamphu Rai, a Kiranti people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a dialect.

Southern Yamphu is also considered to be Southern Lorung. These varieties are all closely related.

References

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