Alternate Names: Yamphe, Yamphu Kha, Yamphu Rai
Dialects: The Yamphu Rai are most closely related to Lohorung , and Mewahang. 61% intelligibility of Lohorung ,. Lexical similarity: 84%–90% between dialects, 74%–84% with Southern Yamphu ,, 64%–67% with Lohorung ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,210 (2011 census), decreasing.
Language Use: Language passed on to children but being steadily replaced by Nepali (Toba, Toba, and Rai 2005). Religion. Almost all are bilingual in Nepali [npi] (2002 UNESCO).
Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.