Jumli

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
jml
Alternate Names
Central Nepali, Jumla, Jumleli, Khas Kura, Sijali, Singja, Sinjali
User Population

40,000 (2001 SIL).

Location

Karnali province: Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, and Mugu districts; Sudur Pashchimanchal province: Achham, Bajhang, and Bajura districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Nepali.

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, Eastern Pahari
Dialects

Chaudhabis, Sinja, Asi, Paanchsai. 73%–89% intelligible with standard Nepali [npi]. Not sufficient to understand complex and abstract discourse. Lexical similarity: 73%–80% with standard Nepali [npi] (Bandhu 1971).

Typology

SOV; postpositions; noun head final; 2 genders; content q-word in situ; 1 prefix, up to 5 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks person and number; ergativity; aspect; passives and voice; nontonal; 31 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.

Language Use

Home, friends, religion, work. Used by all. Mixed attitudes. Some embarrassed by their own speech when speaking to standard Nepali [npi] speakers. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Nepali [npi].

Language Development

Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jumli
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu.