Informations incomplètes “South Asia and the Middle East” (289-348 ch. 4) . George Van Driem (2007) , Christopher Mosely · London and NewYork: Routledge
En grand danger
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few thousand
"The total number of fluent Lepcha speakers does not exceed a few thousand." (pg.296)
DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
TRANSMISSION
MORE ON VITALITY
"Despite spirited attempts to preserve the language, Lepcha has already effectively been lost everywhere in favour of Nepali. There are very few remaining households where the younger generation actively speaks the language, and these households are few and far between." (pg. 296)
AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
Nepali
COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"The entire Lepcha area is bilingual." (pg. 296)
PLACES
Nepal; India
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken in kalimpong ("British Bhutan"), as well as in approximately 100 households in Ilam district.
Informations incomplètes “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
Informations incomplètes “World Oral Literature Project” .
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75,826
Informations incomplètes “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Informations incomplètes “Census of India: Distribution of the 100 Non-Scheduled Languages of India” .
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available