Sampang language
| Sampang | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal |
Native speakers | 18,300 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rav |
| Glottolog | samp1249 |
| ELP | Sampang |
Sampang is a subgroup of Rai and belongs to Central Kiranti.
Geographical distribution
Sampang is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).
- Khotang district, Sagarmatha Zone (Khotang dialect): Tap Khola river villages, Baspani, Khartamcha, Phedi, and Patheka
- Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone: in Okharbote around the Lahure Khola river headwaters
- Syam Khola area: Kimalung, Nigale, Talakharka, and Surke
- Dingla Bazaar: a few elderly speakers use the Phali dialect in Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone
References
- ^ Sampang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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