Dura
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A language of Nepal
ISO 639-3
Population
No known L1 speakers (2016 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,390 (2011 census).
Location
Gandaki zone: Lamjung district, scattered.
Language Status
9 (Dormant). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Dura.
Typology
SOV; postpositions; noun head final; no noun classes or genders; content q-word in situ; 1 prefix, up to 3 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; ergativity; tense (2) and aspect; no passives or voice; nontonal; 37 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.
Language Use
Shifting to Nepali [npi].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Tandrange may be a dialect of Dura. Hindu, Buddhist.