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ALSO KNOWN AS		Belhare, Athpariya, Athpahariya, Athpare, Athpagari, Belhariye
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		byw
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Information from: “South Asia and the Middle East” (283-348) . George van Driem (2007) , Christopher Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
small number of speakers
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
A continuum of dialects rather than a single language, and Belhare is one of these varieties.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

Number of speakers small and fast declining for all dialects.

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Dhankuta district

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from K. Ebert (1995). The number of speakers is decreasing.

PLACES: Nepal

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: eastern Nepal

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2000
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

'... language maintenance is relatively high, and most children still learn Belhare as their first language.'

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nepali

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

'... Belhare discourse is rife with code-switching, borrowings, and stylistic calques.'

PLACES: Belhara (Belahārā) hill, southern foothills of the Himalayas

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Kośī zone, Dhankuṭā district, Eastern Nepal; c. 1150 m. altitude

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													26.9666666667,87.3
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	500	100-999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from K. Ebert (1995). The number of speakers is decreasing.			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Nepal
		2007	South Asia and the Middle East	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	283-348	Christopher Moseley	London & New York: Routledge					George van Driem	George van Driem. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 283-348. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	small number of speakers	100-999	A continuum of dialects rather than a single language, and Belhare is one of these varieties.			Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Number of speakers small and fast declining for all dialects.	14	Nepal	Dhankuta district
		2003	Belhare	The Sino-Tibetan Languages	546-570	Thurgood, Graham and LaPolla, Randy J.	Curzon Press			London		Bickel, Balthasar	Bickel, Balthasar. 2003. "Belhare." In The Sino-Tibetan Languages, edited by Graham Thurgood and Randy J. Lapolla. 546-570. Curzon Press.	WALS	~2000	1000-9999		Nepali	'... Belhare discourse is rife with code-switching, borrowings, and stylistic calques.'	Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	'... language maintenance is relatively high, and most children still learn Belhare as their first language.'		Belhara (Belahārā) hill, southern foothills of the Himalayas	Kośī zone, Dhankuṭā district, Eastern Nepal; c. 1150 m. altitude	26.95, 87.3
		2001	Deictic transpositions and referential practice in Belhare		224-247			Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	10			Bickel, Balthasar	Bickel, Balthasar. 2001. "Deictic Transpositions and Referential Practice in Belhare." In Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 10: 224-247.	WALS	~2000	1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				eastern Nepal
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		500	100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Belhariya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

small number of speakers

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2000

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Discussion

Belhariya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

small number of speakers

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2000

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

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