Tamang, Eastern Gorkha
A language of Nepal
| Population | 3,980 (2000). |
| Region | Gandaki zone, North Gorkha District, south and east of Jagat. |
| Language map |
Western Nepal, reference number 31 |
| Dialects | Kasigaon, Kerounja. Lexical similarity: 89% between dialects, 76%–77% with Northwestern (Dhading) Tamang [tmk], 77%–79% with Western (Trisuli) Tamang [tdg], 72%-73% with Western (Rasuwa) Tamang [tdg], 70%–73% with Southwestern Tamang [tsf], 63%–73% with Eastern Tamang [taj] dialects (Varenkamp 1996), 50% with Banspur Gurung [gvr], 31%–37% with Northern [ghh] and Southern Ghale [ghe], 18%–23% with Kutang Ghale [ght], 14%–16% with Nubri [kte], Tsum [ttz], and Kyerung [kgy], 12%–14% with Tibetan [bod] (1992 J. Webster). |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tamangic |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. A few primary schools. Nearest middle and secondary schools are in Arughat. |
| Comments | Refer to themselves as Gurung, but recognize their language is different. Tamang recognized as an official nationality. Swidden and peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Hindu. |
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