Hayu language
E572276
The Hayu language is a lesser-known Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Hayu ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Hayu
ⓘ
Vayu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayu ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-attested ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | limited ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to Nepali ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hayu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | vayu1240 ⓘ |
| hasBasicVocabularySource | Sino-Tibetan roots ⓘ |
| hasCaseMarking | postpositional ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasGlottologEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
ergative alignment ⓘ |
| hasNumberDistinction | singular-plural ⓘ |
| hasPersonMarking | on verbs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
tone-less ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Hayu villages in Ramechhap District
ⓘ
Hayu villages in Sindhuli District ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalProfile | head-final ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Nepali language ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | vay ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan ⓘ |
| macroArea | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage | Nepali language ⓘ |
| region |
Bagmati Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramechhap District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindhuli District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Hayu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| status |
threatened
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kiranti languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Himalayan linguistics
ⓘ
Kiranti comparative studies ⓘ |
| usedAsSecondLanguage | Nepali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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