Kusunda language
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Not to be confused with the Sunda language.
Kusunda (Nepali: कुसान्डा; endonym मिहाक Kusunda: [mʰjaχ] ⓘ) is a language isolate spoken by a few among the Kusunda people in western and central Nepal. As of 2023, it only has a single fluent speaker, Kamala Khatri Sen,[2] although there are efforts underway to keep the language alive.[3]
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Kusunda | |
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बनराजा | |
मिहाक | |
Pronunciation | Kusunda: [mʰjaχ] ⓘ |
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province |
Ethnicity | 270 Kusunda (2011 census) |
Native speakers | 1 (2022)[1] |
Devanagari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kgg |
Glottolog | kusu1250 |
ELP | Kusunda |
Ethnologue locations: (west) Dang and Pyuthan districts (dark grey) within Lumbini Province; (center) Tanahun District within Gandaki Province EndangeredLanguages.com location: red WALS location: purple (Gorkha District) | |
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