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A sociolinguistic study of Gurung in Nepal
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

325,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Ethnic Population

522,000

Non-monolingual speakers

all

More about speakers

Numbers given here cover both Western and Eastern Gurung speakers. "Despite regional differences in speech that may be found, Gurungs view themselves as having one homogenous ethnic identity. Those who have left their home area may no longer speak their Gurung language, but still identify themselves with the Gurung community and culture. They refer to their ethnic community as ‘Tamu’ and their language as ‘Tamu Kyi.’ Despite acknowledging dialectal differences in various Gurung-speaking regions, they consider ‘Tamu Kyi’ to be one language." (p.3)

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Nepal

Coordinates

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Location description

the Gandaki zone

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

positive

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

Devanagari script

Other writing systems

the Gandaki zone

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

Nepali; English

Domains of other languages

many

More on context

Younger generations and educated people use more Nepali than Gurung.

At risk

Native Speakers Worldwide

201,300

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Ethnic Population

543,571

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

125,000 in Nepal (2007). Population total all countries: 201,300. Ethnic population: 543,571

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Nepal; India; Bhutan

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Location description

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Other languages used

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

227,918

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

449,189

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

The speaker number given here covers both Western and Eastern Gurung speakers.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Nepal

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Location description

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

28.3333333333,84.3333333333

Location description

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

72,082

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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