Limbu language

Yakthung language of eastern Nepal and India Limbuᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ Yakthuṅ panyakthuṅ pan written in Limbu ScriptNative toSikkim and Eastern NepalRegionNepal; significant communities in Bhutan; Sikkim and Darjeeling district of IndiaEthnicityLimbuNative speakers410,000 (2011–2021 censuses)Language familySino-Tibetan Tibeto-BurmanMahakiranti (?)KirantiLimbuDialects Phedape Chhathare Panthare Tambarkhole Writing systemLimbu scriptRoman scriptOfficial statusOfficial language in Nepal Koshi Province India Sikkim Language codesISO 639-3lifGlottologlimb1266ELPLimbuLimbu script. Grey letters are obsolete. Limbu (Limbu: ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ, yakthuṅ pan) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Limbu people of Nepal and Northeastern India (particularly West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland) as well as expatriate communities in Bhutan. The Limbu refer to themselves as Yakthung and their language as Yakthungpan. Yakthungpan has four main dialects: Phedape, Chhathare, Tambarkhole and Panthare dialects. Among four dialects, the Phedape dialect is widely spoken and well understood by most Yakthungpan speakers. However, as there are some dominant Panthare scholars w