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Speak to awaken: Revitalising Kusunda

Speak to awaken: Revitalising Kusunda

Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description

"Kusunda was once spoken across the Middle Hills, the Lower (also: Inner, Lesser) Himalayan Range, the Inner Tarai Valleys, and the Sivalik (Chure) Hills of mid-western and central Nepal and may once have been even more widespread. At present, the Kusunda population is concentrated in the Inner Tarai Valleys of Surkhēt and Dāṅ Dēukhurī districts and the Middle Hills of Pyuṭhān district."

Government Support
Funding for language classes and materials through Nepal Language Commission
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"Despite their marginalised status within Nepalese society, most Kusunda people now have a significant sense
of pride in their unique identity, which includes their language."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Nepali
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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Writing system:
Dēvanāgarī
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Dēvanāgarī-based orthography developed in 2017 by Uday Raj Aaley.

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