Song · Gurung
Ghatu dance-drama
Months-long trance dance of a king and queen.
Province
Gandaki Province
गण्डकी प्रदेश
Gurung and Thakali homelands beneath Annapurna and Manaslu, with Manangi and Loke spoken in the trans-Himalayan valleys.
- Languages
- 5
- Districts
- 11
- Capital
- Pokhara
Districts of Gandaki — click one for its languages
Languages spoken here
5 languages, each with its own archive
Tamang
Vulnerableतामाङ / ཏའ་མང་
Tamang is spoken in a ring of hills around the Kathmandu Valley. Its ritual life is kept by three specialists — the Buddhist lama,…
Sino-Tibetan › Tamangic · Devanagari, Tibetan (Sambhota)
AI preparedness index: 0.36%
Open profileGurung
Vulnerableतमु क्यी / Tamu Kyi
Tamu Kyi is spoken on the southern slopes of Annapurna and Lamjung Himal. Its pye-ta lhu-ta ritual texts, memorised by pachyu and …
Sino-Tibetan › Tamangic · Devanagari, Khema (Tamu)
AI preparedness index: 0.15%
Open profileMagar Dhut
Vulnerableमगर ढुट
Magar covers a chain of related tongues — Dhut in the east, Kham in the Rolpa–Rukum highlands, Kaike in Dolpa — spoken across the …
Sino-Tibetan › Magaric · Devanagari, Akkha
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Open profileNepali
Vitalनेपाली / खस कुरा
Nepali grew out of the Khas speech of the Karnali basin, spread with the Gorkha state, and is now the lingua franca linking every …
Indo-European › Indo-Aryan · Devanagari
AI preparedness index: 1.70%
Open profileThakali
Endangeredथकाली / Tamang Kyi
Thakali is spoken in the Thak Khola gorge of Mustang, a trade corridor between Tibet and the Nepali hills. Its twelve-year Lha Phe…
Sino-Tibetan › Tamangic · Devanagari, Tibetan
AI preparedness index: 0.12%
Open profileDistrict by district
Open a district for the languages spoken there
Baglung3 languagesGorkha7 languagesKaski3 languagesLamjung1 languageManang3 languagesMustang5 languagesMyagdi1 languageNawalparasi2 languagesParbat0 languagesSyangja2 languagesTanahu4 languages
Where each language sits
| Language | Districts in this province |
|---|---|
| Tamang | Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Makwanpur, Dhading, Kavrepalanchok |
| Gurung | Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Manang, Syangja, Tanahun |
| Magar Dhut | Palpa, Rolpa, Rukum, Baglung, Myagdi, Nawalparasi |
| Nepali | Nationwide |
| Thakali | Mustang, Myagdi, Kaski |
Cultural highlights
Living heritage of Gandaki
Gurung Ghatu danceThakali Lha PhewaMustang mask festivals
Festival · Thakali
Lha Phewa
Clan festival held once every twelve years in Thak Khola.
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