Gurung language
Gurung (Devanagari: गुरुङ), also known as Tamu Kyi (तमु क्यी, tamu kyī; Tibetan: ཏམུ་ཀི) or Tamu Bhāṣā (तमु भाषा, tamu bhāṣā), is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Gurung people of Nepal. The total number of all Gurung speakers in Nepal was 227,918 in 1991 and 325,622 in 2011.
| Gurung | |
|---|---|
| Tamu Kyi, Tamu Bhāṣā | |
The word "Gurung" (Tamu Kyi) written in Devanagari script | |
| Native to | Nepal, India, Bhutan |
| Ethnicity | Gurung people (Tamu) |
Native speakers | 325,622 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Khema, Devanagari and Tibetan | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gvr |
| Glottolog | guru1261 |
| ELP | |
The official language of Nepal, Nepali, is an Indo-European language, whereas Gurung is a Sino-Tibetan language. Gurung is one of the major languages of Nepal, and is also spoken in India, Bhutan, and by diaspora communities in countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong.
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