Jumli
A language of Nepal
| Population | 40,000 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Karnali zone, Jumla District. |
| Language map |
Western Nepal, reference number 44 |
| Alternate names | Jumeli, Jumla, Jumleli, Khas Nepali, Sijali, Singja |
| Dialects | Assi, Chaudhabis, Paachsai, Sinja. 73%–89% intelligible with standard Nepali [nep]. Not sufficient to understand complex and abstract discourse. Lexical similarity: 73%–80% with standard Nepali [nep]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Eastern Pahari |
| Language use | Home, village. All ages. Positive attitude. Some are embarrassed by their own speech. Some also use Nepali [nep] or Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 22%–32%. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Peasant agriculturalists. Hindu, Buddhist (Lamaist), syncretism with traditional religion. |
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