Limbu
ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ, yakthung pān
Country Sikkim and Eastern Nepal
Region Nepal; significant communities in Bhutan; Sikkim and Darjeeling district of India
Ethnicity Limbu people
Speakers
380,000 (2011 census)
Family
Dialects
  • Phedape, Chhathare, Tambarkhole & Panthare
Writing
Limbu script
AreaLimbuwan (preferred term for the Limbu area), Eastern hills, east of Arun River; Koshi zone, Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum, Dhankuta, and Morang districts; Mechi zone, Taplejung, Panchthar, Ilam, and Jhapa districts. Possibly migrant workers in Myanmar. Also in Bhutan, India.
Language Sites
ISO 639-3 lif
Glottolog limb1266
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