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ALSO KNOWN AS		Lohorong, Lohrung, Lohrung Khap, Lohrung Khate, Yakkhaba Lorung, Lōhōrōng, Balai, Lorung, Southern
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti
ORTHOGRAPHY		no
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lrr
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Gessa Yamphe
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Merged with Yamphe (yma) since 2012 (http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=yma). Southern Yamphu (lrr) is closed related to Yamphu (ybi).

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Information from: “Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal” . Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R. (2012)

Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3000-5000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Hanβon (1991) estimated that there were 3000-5000 Yamphe speakers.

DATE OF INFO: 1991

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: positive
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Southern Yamphu is predominantly used in family gatherings and puja/prayer whereas singing, counting, and shopping are mostly in Nepali. A mixed use between Southern Yamphu and Nepali takes place on a daily basis.
Scripts (Writing system): no
More on Orthography: This language doesn't have a written tradition.

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sankhuwasabha district, Matsyapokhari VDC (Devitar), and Dhankuta district

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,761
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,250
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2007

PLACES: Nepal

PLACES: Nepal

		World Oral Literature Project					http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		5,761		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger		UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub														Nepal		27.4266,87.2498
	2012	Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal				Central Department of Linguistics Tribhuvan University, Nepal and SIL International	http://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/46/27/70/46277078878432636007117001995361058591/Yamphu_Survey_Report.pdf	Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R.	Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R. 2012. Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal (LinSuN). Central Department of Linguistics Tribhuvan University, Nepal and SIL International. 236pp.		3000-5000	1991	1000-9999	Hanβon (1991) estimated that there were 3000-5000 Yamphe speakers.	all	Nepali	positive	Southern Yamphu is predominantly used in family gatherings and puja/prayer whereas singing, counting, and shopping are mostly in Nepali. A mixed use between Southern Yamphu and Nepali takes place on a daily basis.	all	Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	12	12	Nepal	Sankhuwasabha district, Matsyapokhari VDC (Devitar), and Dhankuta district
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	1,250	2007	1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Nepal

Southern Yamphu

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Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3000-5000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,761

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,250

Discussion

Southern Yamphu

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3000-5000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,761

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,250

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