ISO 639-3 · cuwcuw
Sino-Tibetan family
Chukwa
Chukwa is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
cuw- Glottocode
chuk1270- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chukwa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chukwa language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Chukwa
The branches above Chukwa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
hinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalbhoBhojpuriIndo-European · 52.2 m4 · EducationalmaiMaithiliIndo-European · 34.1 m2 · ProvincialnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalawaAwadhiIndo-European · 22 m5 · DevelopingmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 mrwrMarwariIndo-European · 7.9 m5 · DevelopingsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationbodTibetanunclassified · 1.2 m2 · Provincial