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Native Speakers Worldwide

300,000

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Nepal; India

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Location description

Eastern Nepal and Western Sikkim

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Eastern Nepal and Western Sikkim

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Native Speakers Worldwide

300,000

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Non-monolingual speakers

almost all

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Year of info

2001

Location and Context

Countries

Nepal; India

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Location description

The eastern hilly region of Nepal, and adjacent areas of Sikkim in north India.

Government support

yes

Institutional support

yes

Speakers' attitudes

very positive

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Script (Writing system)

Devanagari, Sarijangga, Kirati

Other writing systems

The eastern hilly region of Nepal, and adjacent areas of Sikkim in north India.

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Other languages used

Nepali (in Nepal)

Domains of other languages

all

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Limbu is passed down to children. In Nepal, Limbu is used in all sorts of non-official domains such as at home, in villages and in worship though Nepali is also used at home and in markets. Multilingual dictionaries, religious rituals and texts, radio programs, and newspaper written in Limbu are found. In Sikkim (India), Limbu is one of the official languages and is taught in school till class 12. "Limbu vitality is still strong, but the Limbu spoken commonly today is showing the increasing influence of Nepali." (p.66)

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Native Speakers Worldwide

300,000

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Year of info

2010

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Coordinates

27.096,87.7356

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Native Speakers Worldwide

343,543

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Year of info

2012

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

27.1666666667,87.75

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Native Speakers Worldwide

361,633

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    Driem, George van. 1987. "A Grammar of Limbu." 4: Mouton de Gruyter.
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