 | This article should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{lang}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{IPA}} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used - notably dhi for Dhimal. (February 2021) |
| Dhimal | |
|---|---|
| धिमाल | |
  'Dhimal Bhasha' in Dham and Devanagari script | |
| Region | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Dhimal |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Dham script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dhi |
| Glottolog | dhim1246 |
| ELP | Dhimal |
Dhimal is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by about 20,000 people, mainly in the Terai of Koshi Province. There is an eastern and western dialect, which are separated by the Kankai River. Most people transcribe Dhimal into Devanagari and there are standard conventions for extra phonological distinctions.
- ^ Dhimal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)