Tamang, Eastern Gorkha

A language of Nepal

ISO 639: tge
Population: 3,980 (2000). Population for all Tamang varieties: 1,350,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Gandaki province: north Gorkha district, Aarughat and Dharche municipalities, eastern slopes of the Budhi Gandaki river.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Tamang.
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, West Bodish, Gurung-Tamang, Tamang
Dialects: Kasigaon, Kerounja. Lexical similarity: 89% with dialects, 76%–77% with Northwestern (Dhading) Tamang [tmk], 77%–79% with Western (Trisuli) Tamang [tdg], 72%–73% with Western (Rasuwa) Tamang [tdg], 63%–73% with Eastern Tamang [taj] dialects (Varenkamp 1996), 50% with Gurung [gvr], 31%–37% with Northern [ghh] and Southern Ghale [ghe], 18%–23% with Kuke [ght], 14%–16% with Nubri [kte], Tsum [ttz], and Kyerung (Kyirong) [kgy], 12%–14% with Tibetan [bod] (1992 J. Webster).
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Nepali [npi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tamang, Eastern Gorkha
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Refer to themselves as Gurung, but recognize their language is different. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Hindu.

Location: Gandaki province: north Gorkha district, Aarughat and Dharche municipalities, eastern slopes of the Budhi Gandaki river.