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The Kiranti languages form a sub-group of the Tibeto-Burman language family, which is itself a branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages. The Kiranti family comprises thirty to forty languages spoken in the eastern Himalayas by ethnic Kiranti, principally in Nepal, but also, and to a lesser extent, in Bhutan and the extreme north of India. The Tibeto-Burman linguistic subfamily of the proposed Sino-Tibetan language family is spoken in various central and south Asian countries: Myanmar (the Burmese language as well as the languages of minorities like the Karens and Kachins), Tibet (Tibetan language), northern Thailand (Lahu, Lisu, Akha languages), southern China, Nepal, Bhutan...
Sino-Tibetan languages form a language family of about 250 languages of East Asia, second only to Indo-European in terms of the number of speakers. ...
Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...
Kirant or Kirat refers to the Kiranti group or Kirat confederation that includes the Rai, Limbu and Sunuwar ethnic groups of Nepal. ...
The Kiranti languages are not widely spoken, and consequently, they are sparsely documented, having become the subject of systematic research only in the 1980s. Most speakers are bilingual in Nepali, with many of the younger generation speaking it preferentially. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...
Nepali (Khaskura) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, and some parts of India and Burma. ...
With approximately 250,000 speakers, Limbu is the most widely-spoken member of the Kiranti languages, accounting for over half of the family's estimated 400,000 speakers. The Limbu (meaning: archer) are an ethnic group that belong to the Kiranti group or Kirat confederation that includes the Rai and Sunuwar. ...
- Western Kiranti
- Central Kiranti
- Bantawa
- Puma
- Camling
- Dungmali
- Kulung
- Khotang
- Eastern Kiranti
- Athpare
- Belhare
- Yamphu
- Mewahang
- Limbu
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