Kusunda language
| Kusunda | |
|---|---|
| Gemehaq gipan | |
| Pronunciation | [gemʰjaχ gipən] ⓘ |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province |
| Ethnicity | 253 Kusunda (2021 census) |
Native speakers | 23 (2021) |
| Revival | Classes available |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kgg |
| Glottolog | kusu1250 |
| ELP | Kusunda |
Ethnologue locations: (west) Dang and Pyuthan districts (dark grey) within Lumbini Province; (center) Tanahun District within Gandaki Province EndangeredLanguages.com location: red WALS location: purple (Gorkha District) | |
Kusunda or Kusanda (endonym Gemehaq gipan Kusunda: [gemʰjaχ] ⓘ[gipən] ⓘ) is a language isolate spoken by a few among the Kusunda people in western and central Nepal. As of 2023, it only has a single fluent speaker, Kamala Sen-Khatri, although there are efforts underway to keep the language alive. There are 23 native speakers according to the 2021 Nepal census.