Naapa language

Naaba
Naaba
Naapa
Region	Nepal
Native speakers	770 (2006)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? Bodish Tibetic Dzongkha–Lhokä Naaba; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nao
Glottolog	naab1241

Last updated January 02, 2026

Naapa (Naaba), or Nawa Sherpa, is a Tibetic language of Nepal (and one village in China) closely related to Dzongkha of Bhutan. Speakers live among Lhomi speakers.

References

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