Kutang language
Kutang, also known as Kutang Ghale, Kuke, and Kukay, is a minor Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. Anthropologist Geoff Childs notes that "the term Kukay literally means "Language of Kutang," but it has a double meaning in that the first syllable - ku, for Kutang - is a homonym of the first sylllbe of the Tibetan word for their, kuma. Therefore, Kukay is also interpreted to mean "stolen language," since it incorporates words and phrases from several neighboring languages, including Tibetan."
| Kutang | |
|---|---|
| Kuke | |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Tamang people |
Native speakers | 29 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ght |
| Glottolog | kuta1241 |
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