A collection of videos published by the Endangered Language Alliance on the Gurung language.
Also Known As:
Gurung, Gurnung, Eastern, Gurung, Eastern
Dialects & Varieties
- Tamu Kyi
- Lamjung Gurung
- Gorkha Gurung
Recent Resources
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
325,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Janel Swenson, Stephanie Eichentopf, and Jessica Mitchell. 2015. A sociolinguistic study of Gurung in Nepal. SIL International & Linguistic Survey of Nepal, SIL Nepal & Tribhuvan University. http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/62050
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Janel Swenson, Stephanie Eichentopf, and Jessica Mitchell. 2015. A sociolinguistic study of Gurung in Nepal. SIL International & Linguistic Survey of Nepal, SIL Nepal & Tribhuvan University. http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/62050