The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KGJ
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | 10,000 (1988). |
| Region | Gam Khola, western hills, Rukum and Rolpa districts, Rapti Zone. |
| Alternate names | GAMALE |
| Dialects | TAMALI, GHUSBANGGI. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kham-Magar-Chepang-Sunwari, Kham. |
| Comments | 71% lexical similarity with Takale Kham (closest), 55% with Nisi and Sheshi, 54% with Maikoti-Hukam, 45% with Bhujel. People have limited bilingualism in Nepali. Vigorous. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. |
