Humla
A language of Nepal
| Population | 4,000 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Seti zone, Bajura District; Karnali zone, Humla District, villages northwest from Simikot towards China border, villages slightly northeast of Simikot. Some in Kathmandu. |
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Western Nepal, reference number 40 |
| Alternate names | Dangali, “Humla Bhotia” , Phoke |
| Dialects | Limi, Upper Humla, La Yakba, Nyinba, Humli Khyampa. Dialects reportedly mutually intelligible. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 27% Tibetan. |
| Comments | Buddhist. |
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