Alternate Names: Puma Kala, Puma La, Puma Pima
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,690 (2011 census), decreasing. L2 users: Adults use L2 as much as L1 (Toba, Toba, and Rai 2005).
Language Use: Home, religion, work; mixed use: Friends. Older adults and elderly. Some use among children, adolescents, and young adults. Positive attitudes, especially among younger generation. Also use Bantawa [bap], Chamling [rab], Nepali [npi].
Language Development: Poetry. Magazines. Films. Videos. Dictionary.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head final; content q-word in situ; clause constituents indicated by both case-marking and word order; verbal affixation marks person and number; ergativity; tense and aspect; no passive or voice, but antipassive is a remarkable feature; nontonal.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.