Ghale language

{{Short description|Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nepal}}

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|states=Nepal

|speakers=26,000

|date=2006

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|fam2=Tamangic?

|fam3=Ghale languages

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|glottoname=Nuclear Ghale

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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:Tamangic languages

Category:Languages of Nepal

Category:Languages of Gandaki Province

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