Alternate Names: Galle Gurung, Lila, Ril-Lila
Dialects: Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak. Some intelligibility between Northern , and Southern Ghale. Dialect subgroup. Glover (1974:8–12) identifies a Ghale branch under Bodish intermediate between Tibetan and Gurung branches. Lexical similarity: 75%–78% among dialects, 65%–81% with Northern Ghale, 39%–49% with Kuke ,, 27%–30% with Western Gurung ,, 31% with Western Tamang ,, 20% with Nubri , and Tsum ,, 18% with Tibetan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 21,500 (2006 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, religion; mixed use: Friends, work. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Hindi [hin], Nepali [npi].
Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 1992.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head both initial and final; no noun classes or genders; content q-word in situ; up to 2 prefixes, 1 suffix; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; no verbal affixation; no passives or voice; tonal; 18 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Hindu, Christian.