Bunan language

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Bunan
गढ़ी ,𑚌𑚗𑚷𑚯, གཌྷཱི༹
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Native to India
Region Lahaul and Spiti(Himachal Pradesh)
Native speakers
3,800 (2014) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bfu
Glottolog gahr1239
ELP Gahri

Bunan, also known as Gahri, Ghara, Lahuli of Bunan, Boonan, Punan, Poonan, Erankad, Keylong Boli or Bunan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The number of people speaking the language is only approximately 3,800 in India. [1]

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Geographic distribution

According to Ethnologue , Bunan is spoken in the Gahr Valley along the Bhaga River from its confluence with the Chandra River and upstream about 25 km (16 mi). It is spoken in villages such as Biling, Kardang, Kyelang, Guskyar, Yurnad, Gumrang, Barbog, Paspara, Pyukar and Styering. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bunan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg