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Kagate

A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3: syw

Population	1,270 (2000).
Region	Janakpur zone, Ramechhap District, a ridge of Likhu Khola.
Language map	Eastern Nepal, reference number 45
Alternate names	Kagate Bhote, Shuba, Shyuba, Syuba
Dialects	Differs from Helambu Sherpa [scp] by less use of the honorific system in verbs.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central
Language use	Home, village, religion. All ages. Some also use Nepali [nep].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: Few. Bible portions: 1977.
Writing system	Devanagari script.
Comments	SOV; postpositions; genitives, adjectives, relatives before noun heads; numerals after noun heads; maximum number of prefixes 1; maximum number of suffixes 3; subject, object, indirect object, case of noun phrase indicated by postpositions; split ergativity; impersonal voice; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, CCV, CCVV, CVVC; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Buddhist (Lamaist), syncretism with traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EICHENTOPF, Stephanie; MITCHELL, Jessica, researchers; KAGATE, Norsang, speaker. 2012. Kagate Vitality Survey: Wordlist.  

HARI, Anna Maria; HÖHLIG, Monika, authors. 1976. Kagate phonemic summary.

HÖHLIG, Monika, author. 1978. "Speaker orientation in Syuwa (Kagate)."  

WALKER, Stephen P., author. 1989. Tonal instability: Tone as part of the feature geometry.