Also Known As:
Gurung, Tamu Kyi, Gurnung, Gurung, Western
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Gurung
- Northwestern Gurung
A sociolinguistic study of Gurung in Nepal
Janel Swenson, Stephanie Eichentopf, and Jessica Mitchell. 2015. A sociolinguistic study of Gurung in Nepal. SIL International & Linguistic Survey of Nepal, SIL Nepal & Tribhuvan University. http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/62050
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
325,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
522,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Younger generations and educated people use more Nepali than Gurung.
Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description
the Gandaki zone
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Nepali; English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
all
Domains of Other Languages:
many
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Devanagari script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"A variety of Gurung media exists with films, newspapers, magazines, poetry, and radio programs and the Gurung writing system uses the Devanagari script." (p.7)
Recent Resources
This text is from Diman Bahadur Tamu (Gurung), who is a teacher from Otargaun, Manang.
This discourse comes from Mr. Bupa Jung Gurung, of Tace village, Manang, Nepal. Mr.