ISO 639-3 · gvrgvr
Bodish family
Gurung
Gurung is a language of the Tamangic branch (Bodish), spoken in Nepal. Wikidata describes it as “language spoken by the Gurung people, indigenous to Nepal and Sikkim”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gvr- Glottocode
guru1261- Family
- Bodish
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gurung |
|---|---|
| Written in | Devanagari, Khema script |
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: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Bodish to Gurung
The branches above Gurung, 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