Ghale is a
Tibeto-Burman language of
Nepal. It belongs to the group of
Ghale languages
Ghale is a Sino-Tibetan dialect cluster of Nepal that may be part of the Tamangic family. The people who speak them are ethnically Tamang, but their languages are too poorly known to be sure. The two languages, Kutang (Bihi, Chak, Rana) and Ghal ...
. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, (north) Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, Nyak
Dialects
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'' divides Ghale into the Northern and Southern varieties.
*Northern Ghale (4,440 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in Buri Gandaki valley in
Gorkha District,
Gandaki Zone. Dialects are Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, and Nyak.
*Southern Ghale (21,500 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in the hills south of Macha Khola in
Gorkha District,
Gandaki Zone. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.
References
Tamangic languages
Languages of Nepal
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