Jumli language

Jumli Khas
Jumli Khas
जुम्ली खस
	The word "Jumli" written in Devanagari script
Region	Nepal
Native speakers	40,000 (2001)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northern Eastern Pahari Jumli Khas; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Asi Darali; Tribikoti; Rasakoti; Muhu;
Writing system	Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jml
Glottolog	juml1238

Jumli or Jumli Khas is an Indo-Aryan language of Nepal closely related to Nepali. It is primarily spoken in the Karnali Province of Nepal. The language is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Nepali; however, the Government of Nepal considers Jumli as a different language and the 2011 Nepal census put the number of native speakers at 851. The Khas language is known as the parent language of Nepali language.

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