Also Known As:
Dhīmāl
Dialects & Varieties
- Western Dhimal
- Eastern Dhimal
Recent Resources
This paper describes the Indian variety of Dhimal.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Approximately 20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
King, John T. 2008. Grammar of Dhimal. PhD dissertation. Leiden University.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
King, John T. 2008. Grammar of Dhimal. PhD dissertation. Leiden University.