Ghale language

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

Ghale
Native toNepal
Native speakers
26,000 (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ghh – Northern
ghe – Southern
Glottolognort2709  Northern
sout2715  Southern
ELPSouthern Ghale

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 Zone. 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 Zone. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.

References
  1. Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)


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