Also Known As:
Olangchung Gola, Walungchung Gola, Walung, Walunggi Keccya, Halung
Dialects & Varieties
An investigation of tone in Walungge
Bartram, Cathryn Virgina. 2011. An investigation of tone in Walungge. PhD thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
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Children:
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Young 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 the official language and the medium for instruction. "Much of the Walung population in Kathmandu, on the other hand, appears to have lost their mother tongue in favour of the variety of Central Tibetan spoken in Kathmandu by the wider Diaspora Tibetan population." (p. 29)
Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description
"the upper Tamur River and the Gunsa River in the north east of the Taplejung district of Nepal, and includes the villages of Olangchung Gola, Yangma, Gunsa and Lungthung." (p. 26)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Nepali; Central Tibetan
Number of Other Language Speakers:
many
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
traditionally unwritten
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参考消息
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