Wambule
A language of Nepal
| Population | 5,000 (Opgenort 2004), increasing. 1,000 monolinguals. |
| Region | Sagarmatha zone, Udayapur, south Okhaldhunga and west Khotang districts. Dudhkosi tributary sources below Thatan River north and west, by Sworungkola east. |
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Eastern Nepal, reference number 110 |
| Alternate names | Ambule, Chaurasia, Chaurasya, Chourase, Chourasia, Ombule, Tsaurasya, Umbule |
| Dialects | Bonu, Ubu. Most similar to Jerung [jee]. Dialects appear to have adequate mutually inherent intelligiblity. Jerung [jee] and Umbule are mutually intelligible (Opgenort 2004). |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Western |
| Language use | Vigorous. Used in commerce, religion. All ages. Also use Nepali [nep] or Bahing [bhj]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Hinduism, traditional Kirat religion. |
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