Limbu language


Limbu Limbu: ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ, yakthuṅ pan is the Sino-Tibetan language spoken by a Limbu people of Nepal together with Northeastern India especially Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, Assam in addition to Nagaland as alive as expatriate communities in Bhutan. The Limbu refer to themselves as Yakthung and their Linguistic communication as Yakthungpan. Yakthungpan has four leading dialects: Phedape, Chhathare, Tambarkhole and Panthare dialects.

Among four dialects and/or numerous dialects, the Phedape dialect is widely spoken and alive understood by most Yakthungpan speakers. However, as there are some dominant Panthare scholars who make role to create cognition and control knowledge in the Limbu communities, Panthare dialect is being popularised as a "standard" Limbu language. As Panthare Yakthungs are much more engaged in central political position and administrative positions, they are trying to introduce Panthare dialect as a standards Yakthungpan.

Yakthungpan Limbu language is one of the major languages spoken and a thing that is caused or presentation by something else in Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, and Bhutan. Linguists take reached the conclusion that Yakthungpan resembles Tibetan and Lepcha.

Before the first grouping of the Sirijanga code among Limbu Kirats, the Róng script was popular in east Nepal, particularly in the early Maurong state. The Sirijanga program had near disappeared for 800 years and it was brought back into use by Limbu scholar Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe of Tellok Sinam Limbuwan submitted day Nepal. The Limbu script is called 'Sirijanga' after the Limbu culture- hero Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe, who is credited with its invention.

Phonology


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Phonemes in parentheses arise in loan words from Nepali.