Kyirong–Syuba language
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| Shyuba | |
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| स्युबा ताम, Syuba Taam, Syuba, Syubaa | |
| Native to | Nepal, India |
| Region | Nepal, Sikkim |
| Ethnicity | Syuba |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2011 & 2021 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Tibetan, Devanagari | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Nepal
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xsr |
| Glottolog | sher1255 |
Syuba (also Syubaa, Shyuba, or Xiuba) is a Tibetic language spoken in Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, mainly by the Syuba. The majority speakers of the Syuba language live in the Ramechhap region of Nepal, spanning from the Chinese (Tibetan) border in the east to the Bhotekosi River in the west.[3] About 5,000 speakers live in Nepal. Syuba is predominantly a spoken language, although it is occasionally written using either the Devanagari or Tibetan script.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Shyuba at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Syuba | History & Culture". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
