Also Known As:
Barhamu, Brahmu, Bhramu, Bramu, Bhrāmu, Baraamu, Baramu, Bhra:mu, Ba:rhmu, Balbang
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Baram is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Darai people in Chitwan and Tanahun Districts in Cen
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
53
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kansakar, Tej Ratna et al. 2011. A sociolinguistic study of the Baram language. Himalayan Linguistics Journal 10 (1): 187–225.
Bibliography of Locations:
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.)
Bibliography of Context:
Kansakar, Tej Ratna et al. 2011. A sociolinguistic study of the Baram language. Himalayan Linguistics Journal 10 (1): 187–225.