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ALSO KNOWN AS		Rai, Yamphu Rai, Yamphu Kha, Yanphu, Yamphe, Jindā
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ybi
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Tomyang
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Information from: “Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal” . Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R. (2012)

Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,722
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2001 census

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Language shift to Nepali already took place in Khoktak where Nepali already became the major language the Yamphu people use and Yamphu is no longer passed down to children.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

positive

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nepali

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

A mixed use of Nepali and Yamphu takes place on a daily basis. Yamphu is predominantly used in family gatherings and puja/prayer whereas singing, counting, and shopping are mostly in Nepali.

More on Orthography

no written tradition

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Hedangna of Pathibhara VDC; Num, Makalu, and Matsyapokhari VDCs of
Sankhuwasabha district and Bhedetar and Rajarani VDCs of Dhankuta district.

MORE ON VITALITY

"Language appears to be locally endangered."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,720
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: 2001 census, decreasing. 20 Tomyang villages in Ibadeviar of Num Village Development Committee (VDC)

PLACES: Nepal

PLACES: Nepal

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,722
Native speakers worldwide

			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		1,722		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal					Central Department of Linguistics Tribhuvan University, Nepal and SIL International	http://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/46/27/70/46277078878432636007117001995361058591/Yamphu_Survey_Report.pdf	Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R.	Hilty, Holly J. and Mitchell, Jessica R. 2012. Yamphu: A sociolinguistic survey. Linguistic Survey of Nepal (LinSuN). Central Department of Linguistics Tribhuvan University, Nepal and SIL International. 236pp.		1,722	2001 census	1000-9999		all	Nepali	positive	A mixed use of Nepali and Yamphu takes place on a daily basis. Yamphu is predominantly used in family gatherings and puja/prayer whereas singing, counting, and shopping are mostly in Nepali.	all	Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	Language shift to Nepali already took place in Khoktak where Nepali already became the major language the Yamphu people use and Yamphu is no longer passed down to children.	12	12	Nepal	Hedangna of Pathibhara VDC; Num, Makalu, and Matsyapokhari VDCs of Sankhuwasabha district and Bhedetar and Rajarani VDCs of Dhankuta district.
		2012	Personal Communication		Personal Communication					Gregory Anderson	Gregory Anderson. 2012. "Personal Communication."													"Language appears to be locally endangered."
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.																Nepal		27.5833333333,87.3333333333
	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	1,720		1000-9999	Speaker number data: 2001 census, decreasing. 20 Tomyang villages in Ibadeviar of Num Village Development Committee (VDC)						Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Nepal

Yamphu

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Threatened

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1,722

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,720

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,722

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Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,722

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,720

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,722

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