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| Magar Kham | |
|---|---|
| Kham | |
| मगर ढुट | |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Magar |
| Speakers | 69,000 (2011)[1][failed verification] L2: 28,000 (2011)[2] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kif – Eastern Parbate Khamkgj – Gamale Khamkip – Sheshi Khamkjl – Western Parbate Pang |
| Glottolog | kham1286 |
| ELP | Gamale Kham |
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| Coordinates: 28.563229, 82.848238 | |
Magar Kham (मगर खाम), also known as Kham, Kham Magar, and Khamkura, is the Sino-Tibetan language variety of the Northern Magar people of Nepal.[3][4][5] The language is situated in the upper elevations of Baglung, East Rukum, and Rolpa districts. Based on census data taken in 2011, the total population of Magar Kham is estimated to be about 69,000 speakers.[1]
- ^ a b "National Population and Housing Census 2011: Social Characteristics Tables (Caste/Ethnicity, Mother Tongue and Second Language)" (PDF). Government of Nepal: National Planning Commission Secretariat – Central Bureau of Statistics. February 2014.
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2022). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (25th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- ^ Hitchcock, John T. (1966). The Magars of Banyan Hill. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
- ^ Fischer, James F. (1986). Trans-Himalayan traders: Economy, society, and culture in northwest Nepal. Berkeley, CA: University of California.
- ^ Oppitz, Michael. (1991). Onkels tochter, keine sonst. Uncle’s Daughter, Nobody Else. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp.