Limbu language

E763069

Limbu language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Limbu ethnic group in eastern Nepal and neighboring regions of India.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Limbu language canonical 19
Limbu 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ
language ⓘ
belongsTo Kiranti subgroup of Sino-Tibetan ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Athpare language ⓘ
Yakkha language ⓘ
Yamphu language ⓘ
country India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
endangermentStatus vulnerable ⓘ
ethnicGroup Limbu people ⓘ
family Sino-Tibetan language family ⓘ
glottocode limb1268 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Yakthung language ⓘ
linked to: Lohorung language

Yakthungpan ⓘ
linked to: Yakthung
hasDialect Chatthare Limbu ⓘ
Chhathare Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Chatthare Limbu

Panthare Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu

Phedappe Limbu ⓘ
Tambarkhole Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Phedappe Limbu
hasFeature complex verbal morphology ⓘ
ergative alignment ⓘ
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural ⓘ
noun classifiers ⓘ
tone or pitch accent (in some analyses) ⓘ
hasReligionContext Kirat religion ⓘ
hasScriptCreator Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe ⓘ
iso639-1Code none ⓘ
iso639-2Code lif ⓘ
iso639-3Code lif ⓘ
languageFamilyBranch Eastern Kiranti ⓘ
linguisticTypology agglutinative language ⓘ
morphologyType suffixing ⓘ
region Koshi Province ⓘ
Mechi Zone ⓘ
eastern Himalayas ⓘ
revitalizationStatus subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ
scriptType alphasyllabary ⓘ
spokenIn Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ
subfamily Kiranti languages ⓘ
usedBy Limbu community ⓘ
linked to: Limbu people
usedFor daily communication ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
ritual texts ⓘ
wordOrder SOV ⓘ
writingSystem Devanagari script ⓘ
Limbu script ⓘ
Roman script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limbu people → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Limbu → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Nepali people → otherLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
Eastern Nepal → hasRegionalLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Nepal
Athpare language → isRelatedTo → Limbu language ⓘ
Kiranti → hasLanguage → Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu language
Magaric languages → hasMemberLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
Panchthar District → languageSpoken → Limbu language ⓘ
Dharan → localLanguage → Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu language
Damak → localLanguage → Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu language
Ilam District → hasLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
Dhankuta District → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Morang District → hasLanguage → Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu language
Sirijanga script → writingSystemFor → Limbu language ⓘ
Sirijanga script → hasUnicodeBlock → Limbu ⓘ
linked to: Limbu language
Mundhum → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Yalang → languageOfSongs → Limbu language ⓘ
Yeba → languageUsed → Limbu language ⓘ
Yakthung → associatedWithLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
Mundhum scriptures → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Mid-Hills of Nepal → hasLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ
Mundhum oral scripture → language → Limbu language ⓘ
Limbuwan → hasLanguage → Limbu language ⓘ