Jumli language

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Jumli Khas
जुम्ली खस
Jumli language.svg
The word "Jumli" written in Devanagari script
Region Nepal
Native speakers
8,300 (2021) [1]
Dialects
  • Asi Darali
  • Tribikoti
  • Rasakoti
  • Muhu
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3 jml
Glottolog juml1238

Jumli or Jumli Khas is an Indo-Aryan language of Nepal closely related to Nepali. It is primarily spoken in the Karnali Province of Nepal. [1] The language is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Nepali; however, the Government of Nepal considers Jumli as a different language and the 2011 Nepal census put the number of native speakers at 851. [2] The Khas language is known as the parent language of Nepali language.

Contents

Dialects

Script

Jumli Khas language uses the Devanagari script.

History

Khas language is considered to be the parent language of Nepali. The language is considered to developed in Sinja Valley of Karnali province. [4]

2017 Proposed Phonology

On 17 August 2017, a draft regarding 'Jumli Khas language writing style' was proposed. The draft proposed 29 consonants and 6 vowels for writing the language. According to Ramanand Acharya, a linguist and editor of the Jumli Khas dictionary, the proposed draft was prepared based on the Khas language and colloquial language and vernacular spoken in the then Karnali Khas Kingdom. [5] However, on 15 August 2022, the Language Commission of Nepal finalized a phonology with 24 vowels and 41 consonant characters.

Vowels

Unlike Nepali, Jumli Khas only have 6 oral vowels.

Jumli Khas vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ʌ
Open a

Consonants

Jumli Khas consonant phonemes
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/

Affricate

voicelessunaspirated p t t͡s ʈ k
aspirated t͡sʰ ʈʰ
voicedunaspirated b d d͡z ɖ ɡ
aspirated d͡zʱ ɖʱ ɡʱ
Fricative s ɦ
Rhotic r
Approximant ( w ) l ( j )

The standard record regarding the grammar and vocabulary was not collected and standardized as of 2022. [4] On 15 August 2022, at the initiative of the local government, the Language Commission started the process of documenting and archiving the language. [6] According to proposal, 24 vowels and 41 consonant characters were finalized for developing writing system of the language. [7]

Present status

In 2020, twenty-eight schools in Tatopani Rural Municipality of Jumla District started teaching in Jumli Khas language. [8]

Dictionary

In 2008, Ramanand Acharya started compiling the first ever Jumli Khas Dictionary titled Khasiya Akhar. [9] Khas means Khas people and Aakhar means word or a letter. As of 2019, he had collected around 25 thousands words. The collection process has been at a slow rate due to lack of funding. [10] The Karnali Province government allocated funds for the process in the budget of the fiscal year 2077/2078 BS (2020/2021). [11]

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