Kumhali language

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Kumhali
Native to Nepal
Ethnicity Kumal
Native speakers
12,000 (2011 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kra
Glottolog kumh1238
ELP Kumhali
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Kumhali
Coordinates: 27°50′N84°08′E / 27.83°N 84.14°E / 27.83; 84.14

Kumhali, Kumali, or Kumbale, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by some of the Kumal people of Nepal. It has 12,000 speakers, out of an ethnic population of 121,000. [2]

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References

  1. Kumhali at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission Secretariat. Central Bureau of Statistics (2012). National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report) (PDF). Kathmandu. pp. 144, 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)