Languages · Profile
तामाङ
Tamang
The language of the Tamang people of the hills around the Kathmandu Valley, and of Tamang selo, the guitar-led, narrative folk music that is one of Nepal's most loved sounds.
1,423,075
mother tongue speakers in Nepal (2021 census)
4.88%
of Nepal's population
Tibeto-Burman
language family
Devanagari, Tibetan
script
In Nepal
Where it is spoken
Largest Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal
Centred in the hills of Bagmati Province, including Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok and Dhading, with communities across the eastern hills.
BagmatiKoshi
Beyond Nepal
Who else speaks it
- India: Communities in Sikkim and Darjeeling
- Bhutan: Smaller communities
The Dehat
Our work in Tamang
Cultural content and oral history in Tamang, with Tamang community institutions.
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ContributeSources: National Population and Housing Census 2021, Nepal (mother tongue); Census of India 2011. Figures for small and endangered languages are estimates.