Language
name and locationː
Kusunda,
Gandaki, Lumbin,
Nepal [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. qaːsn̩, qasti |
2. dukʰkʰu, dziŋa |
3. daɦat, daɦa |
4. piɡu, pjaŋdzaŋ |
5. pãɡu, pãŋdzaŋ |
After six Kusundas use Nepali numerals some of which native pronunciations. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
Bhoj Raj
Gautam and Prof. Madhav Prasad Pokharel,
Central Department of Linguistics,
Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
July 19, 2012. |
Other comments: Kusunda is a nearly extinct or extinct isolate language out of 270 Ethnic population, living scattered in Gandaki and Lumbini provinces, Nepal. Kusunda has traditional numerals from 1 to 5, and after six, Kusundas use Nepali numerals some of which native pronunciations. Kusunda was formerly classified as Tibeto-Burman, but treated as language isolate. |
Language
name and locationː
Kusunda,
Gandaki, Lumbin,
Nepal [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. qasti, qaːsn |
2. dukʰu, PN + dziŋa |
3. dahat, PN + da |
4. piːəɡu, PN + pyaŋdzaŋ |
5. pãɡo, PN + pyaŋdzaŋ |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Dr. Kirk Miller,
USA, January 25, 2012. |
Other comments: Kusunda
is a nearly extinct or extinct isolate language, formerly |
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