Kham, Sheshi

KIP

threatened

Alternate Names: Sheshi

Dialects: Jangkoti, Tapnanggi. 30% intelligibility levels with Gamale Kham ,, and even less with Western Parbate ,. Lexical similarity: 55% with Gamale Kham , (most similar), 51% with Western Parbate ,, 46% with Eastern Parbate ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Himalayan
Central Himalayan
Kham-Magar
Kham

Demographics: 20,000 (2003), decreasing. 27,100 all Kham languages in Nepal (2011 census).

Language Use: 100% also use Nepali [npi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar.

Writing System: Devanagari

Nation of Origin: Nepal

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Hindu.