Chepang language
Chepang is a language spoken by approximately 37,000 people in South-Central Nepal. The people are known as Chepang. Randy LaPolla (2003) proposes that Chepang may be part of a larger "Rung" group. Another group who speaks Chepang, living across the Narayani river, call themselves Bujheli.
| Chepang | |
|---|---|
| च्योःबाङ् | |
The word "Chepang" written in Devanagari script | |
| Region | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Chepang |
Native speakers | 49,000 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cdm |
| Glottolog | chep1245 |
| ELP | Chepang |
Chepang is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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