ISO 639-3 · suzsuz
Sino-Tibetan family
Sunwar
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Sunwar is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal. Wikidata describes it as “Kiranti language spoken in Nepal and parts of India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
suz- Glottocode
sunw1242- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sunwar · ̐ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sunwar language, Kiranti-Kõits, Koinch, Kõits Lo, Mukhiya |
| Written in | Sunuwar 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: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Sunwar
The branches above Sunwar, 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