Nar Phu
A language of Nepal
| Population | 800 (2002 M. Noonan). |
| Region | Gandaki zone, Manang District, Nar Valley north of Manang Valley, Nar (Nargaon) and Phu (Phugaon) villages. |
| Language map |
Western Nepal, reference number 72 |
| Alternate names | Nar-Phu |
| Dialects | Nar (Nar-Mä, Lower Nar), Phu (Nar-Tö, Upper Nar). Related to Chantyal [chx], Gurung, Manangba [nmm], Tamang and Thakali [ths]; part of a dialect continuum with Manangba [nmm] and probably intelligible with it. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tamangic |
| Language use | See themselves as separate from Manangba and Gurung. They share a secret language, the point of which is to confound Manangis and Gurungs who might otherwise understand their conversation (2002 M. Noonan). Many also use Tibetan [bod]. |
| Language development | Many men are literate in Classical Tibetan. |
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