Angika |
Awadhi |
Bahing |
Bantawa |
Baraamu |
Bhojpuri |
Chukwa |
Darai |
Darmiya |
Dhimal |
Dzongkha |
Helambu Sherpa | Jerung | Jirel |
Kagate |
Limbu |
Magar, Western |
Maithili |
Majhi |
Manangba |
Mugali |
Mustang |
Sherpa |
Tamang
|
Thudam
|
Thulung
|
Bantawa
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| Indigenous Group |
Bantawa (Also known as: Bantawa Rai)
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| Location |
Nepal, Koshi Zone, Morang, Dhankuta, Bhojpur and Khotang Districts; Sagarmatha Zone, Udayapur District; Mechi Zone, Japa and Ilam Districts
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| Estimated Population |
371,056 (2001,
CBS) |
| Environment |
Forest / Highland / Lowland / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Bantawa
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern
Alternate Names:
Bantawa Rai, Bantaba, Bontawa, Bantawa Yung, Bantawa Yong, Bantawa Dum, Kiranti
Dialects:
Northern Bantawa (Dilpali), Southern Bantawa (Hatuwali, Hangkhim), Eastern Bantawa (Dhankuta), Western Bantawa (Amchoke, Amchauke). |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Bantawa, A Language of Nepal
Bantawa: Observations of a Threatened Language
Bantawa Language
UNESCO Report "Diversity and Endangerment of Languages in Nepal"
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| NGOs |
Nepal-US Indigenous Peoples' Forum
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