Puma language
Language of Nepal
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::summary Language of Nepal ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Puma |
| nativename | पुमा |
| pronunciation | |
| region | Khotang district and Udayapur district, Nepal |
| speakers | |
| date | 2011 census |
| ref | e18 |
| familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| fam2 | Tibeto-Burman |
| fam3 | Mahakiranti (?) |
| fam4 | Kiranti |
| fam5 | Central Kiranti |
| fam6 | Southern |
| iso3 | pum |
| glotto | puma1239 |
| glottorefname | Puma |
| :: |
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Puma (Puma: पुमा Pumā) is a Kiranti language spoken by about 4,310 people (Central Bureau of Statistics report 2001) in Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal. The actual population may be somewhat higher. The same term ‘Puma’ refers both to the people and the language they speak.
The Himalayan Languages Project has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma. Like other Kiranti languages, Puma has a maximum syllable form of (C) (G) V (C) (C) for open syllables and (N) C V C for closed syllables, where ‘G’ is a glide and ‘N’ is a nasal.
Locations
Puma is spoken in Diplung, Mauwabote, Devisthan, Pauwasera, and Chisapani VDC's of southern Khotang District, and in Beltar and Saunechour VDC's of Udayapur District, Nepal. It is also spoken in Ruwa Khola valley to Buwa Khola, and southward across the Dudh Koshi.
Education
Puma language is taught in 14 schools of Barahapokhari and Jantedhunga Rural Municipalities of Khotang district in Nepal since 2020.
References
Bibliography
References
- (19 December 2020). "बराहापोखरी र जन्तेढुंगा गाउँपालिकामा पुमा भाषा पढाइ हुने".
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