Yakkha, Chhathare

A language of Nepal

ISO 639: luu
Alternate Names: Lumba-Yakkha, Yakkhaba Cea
Population: 1,200 (2000).
Location:: Kosi province: Dhankuta district, Mahalaxmi municipality, Chattahara village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Kiranti, Eastern
Dialects: They understand Yakkha [ybh], but Yakkha speakers have difficulty in understanding them. No perceived dialect differences within the six villages.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head final; verbal affixation marks person and number; both tense and aspect, nontonal.
Language Use: Language retained among some youth (Hansson 1991). Home. Some young people, all adults.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Yakkha, Chhathare
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: The north part (village of Marek) is most vital and populous area. The Chhathare villages to the south and west no longer speak the language, some loss in the east. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.

Location: Kosi province: Dhankuta district, Mahalaxmi municipality, Chattahara village.