Also Known As:
Gurung, Galle Gurung, Ghale, Ghale, Southern, Lila Ke, Ril-Lila
Dialects & Varieties
- Laprak
- Kyaura
- Barpak
Sociolinguistic profile of the Ghale language
Paudel, Krishna. 2010. Sociolinguistic profile of the Ghale language. Nepalese Linguistics 25, pp. 113-120.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1649 (2001 census)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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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.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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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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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
Both Ghale and Nepali are used daily. The Ghale speak Ghale as their mother tongue and start to learn Nepali at home even before schooling. Educated peopel can also speak English because it is taught in school. Nepali is used in the official domains and singing, and with people who don't speaker Ghale.
Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description
in a small area in the central part of Gorkha district, Gandaki zone, Nepal
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Nepali and Enlgish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all bilingual in Ghale and Nepali
Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
The Ghale languages is not written down by its speaker. But educated speakers are able to read and write Devanagari (Nepali) and English.
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