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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Dhimal (Dhemal)

SOURCE

Indigenous Media Foundation (Nepal)

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Dhimal (Dhemal)
Language Profile

TOTAL SPEAKERS

19,537  (2011)

USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)

Nepal

BACKGROUND

The Dhimal people live in southern belts of Morang, Jhapa and Sunsari districts. Dhimals regard themselves as Kirant. The language of Dhimals belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. Almost 90 percent of Dhimals speak the mother tongue. The state-run newspaper Gorkhapatra has been dedicating a full to promote Dhimal language since 2007. Also, school curricula for grade 1 to 5 have been designed in Dhimal language.