Puma language
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Puma पुमा |
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Pronunciation: | [ˈpumaː] | |
Spoken in: | Khotang district and Udayapur district, Nepal | |
Total speakers: | 4,310 | |
Language family: | Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kiranti Puma |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | – | |
ISO 639-3: | pum | |
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Puma (Puma: पुमा Pumā) is a Kiranti spoken by about 4,310 people (Central bureau of statistics report 2001) in Diplung, Mauwabote, Devisthan, Pauwasera and Chisapani Village Development Committees of Khotang district and in some areas of Udayapur district, Nepal.
The Himalayan Languages Project has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma. Puma remains without a comprehensive grammar.