Also Known As:
Gurung, Tamu Kyi, Gurnung, Gurung, Western
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Gurung
- Northwestern Gurung
South Asia and the Middle East
George van Driem. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 283-348. London & New York: Routledge.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
227,918
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
449,189
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
This text is from Mr. Bin Raj Gurung. His native language is Gurung (Tamu).
This text is from Mr. Komal Bahadur Ghale. His native language is Gurung (Tamu).
This is a continuation of monologue discourse provided to us by Mr.