Ghale, Kutang
A language of Nepal
| Population | 1,300 (1992). |
| Region | Gandaki zone, North Gorkha District, Buri Gandaki Valley from Nyak, up to and including Prok. |
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Western Nepal, reference number 54 |
| Alternate names | Bhotte, Kuke |
| Dialects | Bihi, Chak, Rana. Varieties spoken in Chhak and Kwak villages are similar to each other and different from all the other villages. Lexical similarity: 62%–76% among dialects, 39%–49% with Southern Ghale [ghe], 45%–61% with Northern Ghale [ghh], 18% with Banspur Gurung [gvr], 16%–23% with Tamang varieties, 13%–31% with Nubri [kte], 23%–27% with Tsum [ttz], 22%–27% with Kyerung [kgy], 19%–24% with Tibetan [bod]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tamangic |
| Language use | Vigorous. Some Tibetan religious books have been translated into Kutang Ghale by priests who speak the language. Most domains. Positive attitude. Also use some Tibetan [bod] or Nepali [nep]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Some can read Kutang Ghale in Tibetan script. Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Because literacy in the Tibetan script is currently so low, it is recommended that initial literature development be done in Devanagari script to assist the people in making the transition to Nepali literature as well (1992 survey). |
| Writing system | Tibetan script. |
| Comments | They call their language ‘thieves language’ because they think of it as a mixture of nearby languages. Swidden and peasant agriculturalists. Buddhist (Lamaist). |
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