Dialects: Kasigaon, Kerounja. Lexical similarity: 89% with dialects, 76%–77% with Northwestern (Dhading) Tamang ,, 77%–79% with Western (Trisuli) Tamang ,, 72%-73% with Western (Rasuwa) Tamang ,, 70%–73% with Southwestern Tamang ,, 63%–73% with Eastern Tamang , dialects (Varenkamp 1996), 50% with Western (Banspur) Gurung ,, 31%–37% with Northern , and Southern Ghale ,, 18%–23% with Kuke ,, 14%–16% with Nubri ,, Tsum ,, and Kyerung (Kyirong) ,, 12%–14% with Tibetan , (1992 J. Webster).
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Tamang.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,980 (2000). Population for all Tamang varieties: 1,350,000 (2011 census).
Language Use: Also use Nepali [npi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Refer to themselves as Gurung, but recognize their language is different. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Hindu.