Also Known As:
Lapche, Lapcha, Rong, Rongke, Rongpa, Nünpa, Leptśa, Róng, Rongpa, Lepoha, Nümpa
Dialects & Varieties
- Tamsangmu
- Ilammu
- Rengjongmu
Recent Resources
Descriptive grammar of Lephcha. PhD Dissertation, Universiteit Leiden
Avani Lakhotia’s Rong Ring font is an attempt to breathe life into a language on the brink
The proclamitation is being issued under the seal and authority of the Hon’ble Col.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few thousand
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.
4
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Driem, George Van. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Mosely. 289-348. London and NewYork: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Driem, George Van. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Mosely. 289-348. London and NewYork: Routledge.