Tamu Kyi
E820710
Tamu Kyi is the native language of the Gurung people, an ethnic group primarily residing in the Himalayan regions of Nepal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamu Kyi canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibeto-Burman language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternateName | Gurung language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Magar language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
carrier of Gurung oral history
ⓘ
marker of Gurung identity ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gurung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various regional dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | guru1261 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | gvr ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tonal contrasts in some dialects ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| nativeName | तामु क्यी NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySpeakersLocation |
central Nepal
ⓘ
western Nepal ⓘ |
| region |
Himalayan region of Nepal
ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Gurung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Baglung District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gandaki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorkha District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaski District NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamjung District NERFINISHED ⓘ Manang District NERFINISHED ⓘ Parbat District NERFINISHED ⓘ Syangja District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanahun District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Nepal ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language preservation efforts
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Nepali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Gurung people
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gurung cultural practices
ⓘ
Gurung festivals ⓘ Gurung religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | partly standardized ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.