SOUTHERN GHALE LANGUAGE

Ghale
Ghale
Native to	Nepal
Native speakers	26,000 (2006)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tamangic? Ghale languages Ghale; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ghh – Northern; ghe – Southern
Glottolog	nort2709 Northern; sout2715 Southern

Ghale is a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. It belongs to the group of Ghale languages. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, (north) Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, Nyak

Dialects

Ethnologue divides Ghale into the Northern and Southern varieties.

Northern Ghale (4,440 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in Buri Gandaki valley in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, and Nyak.
Southern Ghale (21,500 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in the hills south of Macha Khola in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.

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^ Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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