Dumi language
| Dumi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Khotang district, Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Dumi kirat. Ethnic population: 7,640 (2011 census) |
| Speakers | Native: 2,500 (2017) L2: 1,000 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dus |
| Glottolog | dumi1241 |
| ELP | Dumi |
Dumi is a Kiranti language spoken in the area around the Tap and Rava rivers and their confluence in northern Khotang district, Nepal. It is spoken in the villages such as Makpa, Kharbari, Baksila, Sapteshwor, and Kharmi.
Dialects are Kharbari, Lamdija, and Makpa, with Makpa being the most divergent dialect.