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Preferred term

wmeWambule  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Wambule is the language of the Wambule Rai, one of the Kiranti (Nep. किरान्ती) tribes of eastern Nepal. Wambule is spoken by more than 5,000 people living around the confluence of the Sunkosi (Nep. सुनकोसी) and Dudhkosi (Nep. दूधकोसी) rivers near Kui-Bhir Hill. The Wambule-speaking area comprises the southernmost part of Okhaldhunga district, the westernmost part of Khotang district, the northernmost part of Udaypur district, and the northeasternmost part of Sindhuli district.

Entry terms

  • Wambule language

ISO 639-3 code

  • wme

Notation

  • wme

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/wme

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