Koiits language
E572269
The Koiits language is a lesser-known Kiranti language spoken by an indigenous community in the eastern Himalayan region of Nepal.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kiranti language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | likely endangered or vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | indigenous Kiranti community ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | villages in eastern Himalayan foothills of Nepal ⓘ |
| intergenerationalTransmission | uncertain or weakening ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kiranti ⓘ |
| languagePhylum | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | likely agglutinative with complex morphology (typical of Kiranti) ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | small speaker population (exact number unknown) ⓘ |
| primaryDomain | home and community domains ⓘ |
| region | eastern Himalayas ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Kiranti languages of eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Himalayan linguistics
ⓘ
language documentation and preservation ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous community in eastern Himalayan Nepal ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Himalayan region of Nepal ⓘ |
| status | lesser-known ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Nepali ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication in local community ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily unwritten or minimally documented ⓘ |
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