As informações estão incompletas “South Asia and the Middle East” (289-348 ch. 4) . George Van Driem (2007) , Christopher Mosely · London and NewYork: Routledge
Severamente em risco
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)
DOMÍNIOS DE USO
TENDÊNCIAS DOS FALANTES
TRANSMISSÃO
MAIS INFORMAÇÕES SOBRE A VITALIDADE
"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)
OUTROS IDIOMAS USADOS PELA COMUNIDADE
Nepali
COMENTÁRIOS SOBRE O CONTEXTO DO IDIOMA
"The entire Lepcha area is bilingual." (pg. 296)
LUGARES
Nepal; India
DESCRIÇÃO DA LOCALIDADE
Spoken in kalimpong ("British Bhutan"), as well as in approximately 100 households in Ilam district.
As informações estão incompletas “Census of India: Distribution of the 100 Non-Scheduled Languages of India” .
Vulnerável
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50,629
As informações estão incompletas “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnerável
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
As informações estão incompletas “World Oral Literature Project” .
Vulnerável
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75,826
As informações estão incompletas “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press