Saam | |
---|---|
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Mechi Zone |
Ethnicity | Kiranti |
Native speakers | 530 (2011 census)
[1] (400 Saam, 130 Lingkhim) [1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
raq |
Glottolog |
saam1282 |
ELP | Saam |
Saam, Saama Kha, is a nearly extinct Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The name Saam is ambiguous, and shared with neighboring languages.
Chukwa may be Saam if it is not Kulung.
Saam is spoken in the following locations of Nepal ( Ethnologue).
Saam | |
---|---|
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Mechi Zone |
Ethnicity | Kiranti |
Native speakers | 530 (2011 census)
[1] (400 Saam, 130 Lingkhim) [1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
raq |
Glottolog |
saam1282 |
ELP | Saam |
Saam, Saama Kha, is a nearly extinct Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The name Saam is ambiguous, and shared with neighboring languages.
Chukwa may be Saam if it is not Kulung.
Saam is spoken in the following locations of Nepal ( Ethnologue).