Thangmi
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A language of Nepal
23,580 in Nepal, all users. L1 users: 23,200 in Nepal (2011 census), decreasing. L2 users: 380 (2011 census). 100 monolinguals (2002 UNESCO). Ethnic population: 35,000 (Turin 2007). 28,700 (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 24,380 (as L1: 24,000; as L2: 380).
Bagmati province: Dolakha district, Bhimeshwor, Bigu, and Kalinchok municipalities; Sindhupalchok district, Barhabise and Tripurasundari municipalities, east of Bote Koshi river.
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Thami.
SOV; both prepositions and postpositions; noun head both initial and final; gender, only some animate nouns; content q-word in situ; up to 3 prefixes, up to 4 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks person; no ergativity; tense; passives and voice; nontonal; 33 consonant and 13 vowel phonemes.
Ethnic Thangmi outside Dolakha and Sindhupalchok no longer speak Thangmi. Religion; mixed use: Home, friends. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes. Negative attitudes, but changing to more neutral and positive.
Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Taught as subject in primary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2019.
Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu.