Limbu language

E763069

Limbu language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Limbu ethnic group in eastern Nepal and neighboring regions of India.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Limbu language canonical 19
Limbu 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sino-Tibetan language
language
belongsTo Kiranti subgroup of Sino-Tibetan
closelyRelatedTo Athpare language
Yakkha language
Yamphu language
country India
Nepal
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Limbu people
family Sino-Tibetan language family
glottocode limb1268
hasAlternativeName Yakthung language
linked to: Lohorung language

Yakthungpan
linked to: Yakthung
hasDialect Chatthare Limbu
Chhathare Limbu
linked to: Chatthare Limbu

Panthare Limbu
linked to: Limbu

Phedappe Limbu
Tambarkhole Limbu
linked to: Phedappe Limbu
hasFeature complex verbal morphology
ergative alignment
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural
noun classifiers
tone or pitch accent (in some analyses)
hasReligionContext Kirat religion
hasScriptCreator Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe
iso639-1Code none
iso639-2Code lif
iso639-3Code lif
languageFamilyBranch Eastern Kiranti
linguisticTypology agglutinative language
morphologyType suffixing
region Koshi Province
Mechi Zone
eastern Himalayas
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts
scriptType alphasyllabary
spokenIn Bhutan
India
Nepal
Sikkim
West Bengal
eastern Nepal
subfamily Kiranti languages
usedBy Limbu community
linked to: Limbu people
usedFor daily communication
oral literature
ritual texts
wordOrder SOV
writingSystem Devanagari script
Limbu script
Roman script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limbu people language Limbu language
Limbu language Limbu language
Nepali people otherLanguage Limbu language
Eastern Nepal hasRegionalLanguage Limbu language
subject linked to: eastern Nepal
Athpare language isRelatedTo Limbu language
Kiranti hasLanguage Limbu
linked to: Limbu language
Magaric languages hasMemberLanguage Limbu language
Panchthar District languageSpoken Limbu language
Dharan localLanguage Limbu
linked to: Limbu language
Damak localLanguage Limbu
linked to: Limbu language
Ilam District hasLanguage Limbu language
Dhankuta District language Limbu language
Morang District hasLanguage Limbu
linked to: Limbu language
Sirijanga script writingSystemFor Limbu language
Sirijanga script hasUnicodeBlock Limbu
linked to: Limbu language
Mundhum language Limbu language
Yalang languageOfSongs Limbu language
Yeba languageUsed Limbu language
Yakthung associatedWithLanguage Limbu language
Mundhum scriptures language Limbu language
Mid-Hills of Nepal hasLanguage Limbu language
Mundhum oral scripture language Limbu language
Limbuwan hasLanguage Limbu language