Chepang language
| Chepang | |
|---|---|
| च्योःबाङ् | |
The word "Chepang" written in Devanagari script | |
| Region | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Chepang |
Native speakers | 59,000 (2021 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cdm |
| Glottolog | chep1245 |
| ELP | Chepang |
Chepang is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Chepang is a language spoken by approximately 59,000 people in South-Central Nepal. The people are known as Chepang. In 2003, Randy LaPolla proposed that the Chepang may be part of a larger "Rung" group. Another group who speaks Chepang, living across the Gandaki river, call themselves Bujheli.