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| Bhujel | |
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| Bujhyal | |
| Region | Nepal (Tanahu District) Sikkim |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Devanagari Kharpa | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  India
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byh |
| Glottolog | bujh1238 |
Bhujel, also called Bujhyal, is a Chepangic language of Greater Magaric Branch spoken in central Nepal and Sikkim in India. It is a semi-tonal language, employing a complex array of affixes. Bhujel is a Tibeto-Burman language. Bhujel was granted additional official status in Sikkim in 2022.[2]
Geographical distribution
[edit]Bhujel is spoken in the following villages of Nepal (Ethnologue).
Dialects
[edit]Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Bhujel.
- Kulmun
- Arthumpka
- Andimul
- Baniyatar
- Beltar
- Dhodeni
- Chanaute
References
[edit]- ↑ Bhujel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 1 2 "The Sikkim Official Languages Act" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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