Alan Lomax Parlametrics - First of three conversations. Excellent Quality.
Also Known As:
Sharpa, Sharpa Bhotia, Xiaerba, Serwa, Sharpā, Bhōṭiā of northwestern Nepal, Sharwa
Dialects & Varieties
- Khumbu
- Solu
- Ramechap
A Grammar of Hile Sherpa
Graves, Thomas E. 2007. A Grammar of Hile Sherpa. PhD thesis. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000 ~ 70,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
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
Nepali is used in various domains such as schooling, mass media, doing business, and when talking about the modern world.
Location and Context
Countries
Nepal; China; India
Location Description
"various dialects of Sherpa are spoken in northeastern Nepal from the districts of Dolkha and Ramechap in the eastern part of the central region of the country to the most northeastern district of Taplejung... also some speakers in the district of Bhojpur, which is southeast of the Solukhumbu
district." (p.2)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Some people consider Sherpa less useful and old-fashioned, compared to Nepali.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Nepali
Number of Other Language Speakers:
many
Domains of Other Languages:
various domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Second of three conversations. Excellent Quality.
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Third of three conversations. Excellent Quality.