Mugom | |
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Native to | Nepal |
Ethnicity | Mugali |
Native speakers | 7,500 (2011 census) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
muk |
Glottolog |
mugo1238 |
Coordinates: 29.588920, 82.447829 |
Mugom language, also known as Mugom-ket, is the Sino-Tibetan language of the Mugali people of Mugu district in Nepal ( ISO 639-3: muk, GlottoCode: mugo1238). [2] [3]
Mugom speakers self-identify as “Moa,” and are referred to as “Mugali” by non-Tibetan peoples of the area. Mugom speakers simply refer to their language as “mugu jillako bhote bhasa,” lit. ‘the Tibetan language of Mugu district.’ [4]
Mugom is spoken by roughly 500 people originating from the village of Mugugau along the Mugu Karnali River in Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality. [4] [5] The language is specifically associated with Mugali people. A small diaspora community of Mugali exists in Bouddha, in the northeast part of Kathmandu.
In 2002, a sociolinguistic study found that Mugom speakers in diaspora consistently used their own language with each other, and that the language was being transmitted to children. [4] The Ethnologue has assigned EGIDS level 6a “vigorous” to the Mugom-Karmarong (ISO 639-3: muk). [2] This level denotes oral use of Mugom is stable, and that the speaker population is not decreasing. [6]
There have been attempts to create health-education materials aimed at the Mugali and Karani that take into account their culture and levels of literacy specifically.
Mugom | |
---|---|
Native to | Nepal |
Ethnicity | Mugali |
Native speakers | 7,500 (2011 census) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
muk |
Glottolog |
mugo1238 |
Coordinates: 29.588920, 82.447829 |
Mugom language, also known as Mugom-ket, is the Sino-Tibetan language of the Mugali people of Mugu district in Nepal ( ISO 639-3: muk, GlottoCode: mugo1238). [2] [3]
Mugom speakers self-identify as “Moa,” and are referred to as “Mugali” by non-Tibetan peoples of the area. Mugom speakers simply refer to their language as “mugu jillako bhote bhasa,” lit. ‘the Tibetan language of Mugu district.’ [4]
Mugom is spoken by roughly 500 people originating from the village of Mugugau along the Mugu Karnali River in Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality. [4] [5] The language is specifically associated with Mugali people. A small diaspora community of Mugali exists in Bouddha, in the northeast part of Kathmandu.
In 2002, a sociolinguistic study found that Mugom speakers in diaspora consistently used their own language with each other, and that the language was being transmitted to children. [4] The Ethnologue has assigned EGIDS level 6a “vigorous” to the Mugom-Karmarong (ISO 639-3: muk). [2] This level denotes oral use of Mugom is stable, and that the speaker population is not decreasing. [6]
There have been attempts to create health-education materials aimed at the Mugali and Karani that take into account their culture and levels of literacy specifically.