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ALSO KNOWN AS		Shuba, Shyuba, Kagate Bhote, Kāgatē
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Central Bodic, Bodish
ORTHOGRAPHY		modified Devanagari, Annapurna font
CODE AUTHORITY		Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		kaga1252
DOWNLOAD		As csv
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		"Although Yolmo [scp] and Kagate could be considered dialects of the same language, there are sufficient historical and political motivations for considering them as separate languages." (Lauren Gawne 2013) Kagate is an exonym and Syuba is the endonym for both the language and the community, and sometimes serves as a family name.

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Information from: “Language Contexts: Syuba, also known as Kargate (Nepal)” (65-93) . Lauren Gawne (2017) , Peter K. Austin · EL Publishing

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2016

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

EGIDS 6a

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Many identify as ethnically Tibetan with Nepali citizenship, and related but different from Yolmo. Codeswitching is not uncommon, though unmixed language is ideal. Most surveyed Syuba speakers love their language and find it most beneficial. There is strong enthusiasm and participation in language project workshops, recording, literacy and dictionary development.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Syuba Welfare Society Nepal

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nepali
foreign languages

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Since 2013, the community has been working with SIL International and Nepali-language NGOs on orthography development, a Syuba-Nepali-English dictionary, and a website with recordings and information shared by Syuba speakers.

Scripts (Writing system)

modified Devanagari, Annapurna font

Competing Orthographies

Ucen, Roman

More on Orthography

No sustained literacy, but growing via Facebook on smartphones

SIL Nepal and Mother Tongue Centre Nepal (MTCN) developed an orthography in 2014

PLACES: Ramechhap district of Nepal

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,273
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Nepal

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,273
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

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

DATE OF INFO: 2011 census

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: positive
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Very few monolinguals. Katage is used within the community along with Nepali.
Scripts (Writing system): Devanagari script

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Janakpur Zone, Ramechhap district, a Likhu Khola ridge.

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1500
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Younger community members now prefer Nepali and English for education and economic opportunity."
More on Orthography: few written materials

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Ramechhap (Eastern Nepal)

	17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)			Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International			http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		100	2011 census	100-999	all	Nepali	positive	Very few monolinguals. Katage is used within the community along with Nepali.		all	Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11		13		Nepal	Janakpur Zone, Ramechhap district, a Likhu Khola ridge.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing		Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	1,273		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Nepal		27.5449,86.2925
June		2017	Language Contexts: Syuba, also known as Kargate (Nepal)	Language Documentation and Description	65-93	Peter K. Austin	EL Publishing	13	London	http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/147 http://www.elpublishing.org/docs/1/13/ldd13_04.pdf	Lauren Gawne			1,500	2016	1000-9999		Nepali, foreign languages	Many identify as ethnically Tibetan with Nepali citizenship, and related but different from Yolmo. Codeswitching is not uncommon, though unmixed language is ideal. Most surveyed Syuba speakers love their language and find it most beneficial. There is strong enthusiasm and participation in language project workshops, recording, literacy and dictionary development.	Since 2013, the community has been working with SIL International and Nepali-language NGOs on orthography development, a Syuba-Nepali-English dictionary, and a website with recordings and information shared by Syuba speakers.	Syuba Welfare Society Nepal		Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	EGIDS 6a	12	10	Ramechhap district of Nepal		27.349813, 86.071987
		2015	"Documenting and describing Kagate, an endangered Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal HRELP" Abstract							http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=2906	Gawne, Lauren	Gawne, Lauren. 2015. "Documenting and describing Kagate, an endangered Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal HRELP" Abstract. Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=2906		~1500		1000-9999		Nepali; English		"Younger community members now prefer Nepali and English for education and economic opportunity."			Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			14		Nepal	Ramechhap (Eastern Nepal)
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		1,273		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Syuba

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,273

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,273

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1500

Discussion

Syuba

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,273

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,273

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1500

Discussion

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