Ghale is a
Tibeto-Burman
The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non- Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people spea ...
language of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. 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
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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
Gorkha District ( ne, गोरखा जिल्ला ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, which is the fourth largest district (by area) of Nepal and connected historically with the creation of the modern Nep ...
,
Gandaki Zone
Gandaki zone ( ne, गण्डकी अञ्चल was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रि ...
. 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
Gorkha District ( ne, गोरखा जिल्ला ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, which is the fourth largest district (by area) of Nepal and connected historically with the creation of the modern Nep ...
,
Gandaki Zone
Gandaki zone ( ne, गण्डकी अञ्चल was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रि ...
. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.
References
Tamangic languages
Languages of Nepal
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