Ghale language
{{Short description|Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nepal}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Ghale
|nativename=
|states=Nepal
|speakers=26,000
|date=2006
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=Tamangic?
|fam3=Ghale languages
|lc1=ghh|ld1=Northern
|lc2=ghe|ld2=Southern
|glotto=nucl1818
|glottoname=Nuclear Ghale
}}
Ghale is a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. It belongs to the group of Ghale languages. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, (north) Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, Nyak
Dialects
Ethnologue divides Ghale into the Northern and Southern varieties.
- Northern Ghale (4,440 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in Buri Gandaki valley in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, and Nyak.
- Southern Ghale (21,500 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in the hills south of Macha Khola in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.
References
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{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Bodic languages}}
Category:Languages of Gandaki Province
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