Also Known As:
Kiranti, Rai, Bantawa Rai, Bantaba, Bontawa, Bantawa Yüng, Bantawa Yong, Bantawa Dum, Rungchenbung, Rungchengbung, Rungchhenbung, Rungtśhenbung
Dialects & Varieties
- Intermediate Bantawa
- Southern Bantawa (Hatuwali dialect)
- Northern Bantawa (Dilpali dialect)
- Western Bantawa (Amchoke dialect)
- Eastern Bantawa (Dhankuta dialect)
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Eppele, John. 2011. Language use among the Bantawa: Homogeneity, education, access, and relative prestige. Himalayan Linguistics Journal 10.1 [Special Issue in Memory of Michael Noonan and David Watters]. 41–54.
Bibliography of Locations:
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.)
Bibliography of Context:
Eppele, John. 2011. Language use among the Bantawa: Homogeneity, education, access, and relative prestige. Himalayan Linguistics Journal 10.1 [Special Issue in Memory of Michael Noonan and David Watters]. 41–54.