Alternate Names: Eastern Parbate, Nisel, Nishel Kham, Nisi, Nisi Kham
Dialects: Bhujel Kham, Nishel Kham. Partially intelligible with Western Parbate , dialects. Lexical similarity: 79% between dialects, 71% with Western Parbate ,, 55% with Gamale ,, 44% with Sheshi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,500 (2003 SIL), decreasing. 27,100 all Kham languages in Nepal (2011 census). No adult monolinguals.
Language Use: Young adults and older. Also use Nepali [npi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Hindu.