Yolmo language

Hyolmo
Hyolmo
Helambu Sherpa
Hyolmo
Native to	Nepal
Ethnicity	Hyolmo
Native speakers	10,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Bodish Tibetic Kyirong-Kagate Hyolmo; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Eastern Yolmo (Sermathang, Chhimi); Western Yolmo (Nuwakot District); Lamjung Yolmo; Ilam Yolmo;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	scp
Glottolog	hela1238
ELP	Helambu Sherpa

Yolmo (Hyolmo) or Helambu Sherpa, is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Hyolmo people of Nepal (ISO 639-3: scp, GlottoCode: yolm1234). Yolmo is spoken predominantly in the Helambu and Melamchi valleys in northern Nuwakot District and northwestern Sindhupalchowk District. Dialects are also spoken by smaller populations in Lamjung District and Ilam District and also in Ramecchap District (where it is known as Syuba). It is very similar to Kyirong Tibetan and less similar to Standard Tibetan and Sherpa. There are approximately 10,000 Yolmo speakers, although some dialects have larger populations than others.

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