Chepang language
Chepang | |
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Chyo-bang | |
Region | Nepal |
Ethnicity | Chepang |
Native speakers | 49,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Devanagari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cdm |
Glottolog | chep1245 |
ELP | Chepang |
Chepang is a language spoken by approximately 37,000 people in Nepal. The people are known as Chepang. Randy LaPolla (2003) proposes that Chepang may be part of a larger "Rung" group.
Geographical distribution[]
Chepang is spoken in the following districts of Nepal (Ethnologue).
- Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province
- Chitwan District, Bagmati Province
- Southern Dhading District, Bagmati Province
- Southern Gorkha District, Gandaki Province
Dialects are Western Chepang and Eastern Chepang.
References[]
- ^ Chepang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links[]
Categories:
- Languages of Nepal
- Magaric languages
- Sino-Tibetan language stubs