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South Asia and the Middle East
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Critically Endangered

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Only a few elderly speakers remain.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Nepal

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Location description

Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu districts

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Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu districts

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,765

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Year of info

2010

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Coordinates

27.3126,86.5571

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

10,000

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from Lee et al. (2005).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Nepal

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~900

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Ethnic Population

2765 (2001 census)

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Year of info

2008

Location and Context

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eastern Nepal

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spoken in some Kiranti villages of Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu districts

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spoken in some Kiranti villages of Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu districts

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Native Speakers Worldwide

2,765

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