ISO 639-3 · dhidhi
Sino-Tibetan family
Dhimal
Dhimal is a language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in Nepal. Wikidata describes it as “Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
dhi- Glottocode
dhim1246- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Dhimal |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dhimal language |
| Written in | Devanagari |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Dhimal
The branches above Dhimal, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
289Sino-TibetanfamilydhiDhimallanguage
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