Languages Studied
Many of the languages studied by the Project are believed to be doomed to extinction in the next few years or decades, and might be lost to human knowledge but for the efforts of the Project.
The Project has completed comprehensive grammars of the following languages:
- Limbu
- Dumi
- Dzongkha
- Wambule
- Kulung
- Jero
The Project is currently working on comprehensive grammars of the following languages:
- Manchad
- Lohorung
- Thangmi
- Sunwar
- Lhokpu
- Sampang
- Gongduk
- Olekha
- Chiling
- Gyal-rong
- Lepcha
- Chulung
- Dhimal
The Project has completed grammatical sketches of the following languages:
- Bumthang
- Byangsi
- Puma
- Rabha
- Rongpo
The Project is currently working on grammatical sketches of the following languages:
- Baram
- Dura
- Toto
The Project also studied the fall into apparent extinction of the language Kusunda in Nepal, as its last speakers, who lived in the forest and subsisted by hunting, were absorbed and dispersed into the larger society.
Read more about this topic: Himalayan Languages Project
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