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Tibetic language spoken in Nepal ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Naaba
Naapa
RegionNepal
Native speakers770 (2006)
Language familySino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nao
Glottolognaab1241

Naapa (Naaba), or Nawa Sherpa, is a Tibetic language of Nepal (and one village in China) closely related to Dzongkha of Bhutan. Speakers live among Lhomi speakers.

References

  1. Naaba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sino-Tibetan branches
Western Himalayas (Himachal,
Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
Greater Magaric
Map of Sino-Tibetan languages
Eastern Himalayas
(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)
Myanmar and Indo-
Burmese border
"Naga"
Sal
East and Southeast Asia
Burmo-Qiangic
Dubious (possible
isolates) (Arunachal)
Greater Siangic
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Almora
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Tshangla-East Bodish
Tshangla
East Bodish
Basum
Tamangic
TGTM
Ghale
Kaike
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