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Jumli Khas
जुम्ली खस
The word "Jumli Khas" written in Jumli-Devanagari script
Native toNepal
RegionHimalayas
Native speakers
40,000[1]
Dialects
Devanagari (Jumli alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
Nepal
Language codes
ISO 639-3jml
Glottologjuml1238
Jumli speaking areas

Jumli or Jumli Khas (Jumli-Devanagari: जुम्ली खस) is an Indo-Aryan language of Nepal closely related to Nepali. It is primarily spoken in Jumla district and surroundings district in the Karnali Province of Nepal.[citation needed] The language is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Nepali; however, the Government of Nepal considers Jumli as a different language. The numbers of native speakers estimated 40,000.[3][4] The Khas language is known as the parent language of Nepali language.

Dialects

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Script

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Jumli Khas language uses the Devanagari script.

History

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Khas language is considered to be the parent language of Nepali. The language is considered to developed in Sinja Valley of Karnali province.[6]

2017 Proposed Phonology

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On 17 August 2017, a draft regarding 'Jumli Khas language writing style' was proposed. The draft proposed 29 consonants and 6 vowels for writing the language. According to Ramanand Acharya, a linguist and editor of the Jumli Khas dictionary, the proposed draft was prepared based on the Khas language and colloquial language and vernacular spoken in the then Karnali Khas Kingdom.[7] However, on 15 August 2022, the Language Commission of Nepal finalized a phonology with 24 vowels and 41 consonant characters.

Vowels

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Unlike Nepali, Jumli Khas only have 6 oral vowels.

Jumli Khas vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ʌ
Open a

Consonants

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Jumli Khas consonant phonemes
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m ⟨म⟩ n ⟨न⟩ ŋ ⟨ङ⟩
Plosive/

Affricate

voiceless unaspirated p ⟨प⟩ t ⟨त⟩ t͡s ⟨च⟩ ʈ ⟨ट⟩ k ⟨क⟩
aspirated ⟨फ⟩ ⟨थ⟩ t͡sʰ ⟨छ⟩ ʈʰ ⟨ठ⟩ ⟨ख⟩
voiced unaspirated b ⟨ब⟩ d ⟨द⟩ d͡z ⟨ज⟩ ɖ ⟨ड⟩ ɡ ⟨ग⟩
aspirated ⟨भ⟩ ⟨ध⟩ d͡zʱ ⟨झ⟩ ɖʱ ⟨ढ⟩ ɡʱ ⟨घ⟩
Fricative s ⟨स⟩ ɦ ⟨ह⟩
Rhotic r ⟨र⟩
Approximant (w ⟨व⟩) l ⟨ल⟩ (j ⟨य⟩)

The standard record regarding the grammar and vocabulary was not collected and standardized as of 2022.[6] On 15 August 2022, at the initiative of the local government, the Language Commission started the process of documenting and archiving the language.[8] According to proposal, 24 vowels and 41 consonant characters were finalized for developing writing system of the language.[9]

Present status

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In 2020, twenty-eight schools in Tatopani Rural Municipality of Jumla District started teaching in Jumli Khas language.[10]

Dictionary

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In 2008, Ramanand Acharya started compiling the first ever Jumli Khas Dictionary titled Khasiya Akhar.[11] Khas means Khas people and Aakhar means word or a letter. As of 2019, he had collected around 25 thousands words. The collection process has been at a slow rate due to lack of funding.[12] The Karnali Province government allocated funds for the process in the budget of the fiscal year 2077/2078 BS (2020/2021).[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Jumli". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 23 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "सरकारी कामकाजको भाषाका आधारहरूको निर्धारण तथा भाषासम्बन्धी सिफारिसहरू (पञ्चवर्षीय प्रतिवेदन- साराांश) २०७८" (PDF). Language Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Jumli". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 23 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  5. ^ "जुम्ली शब्दकोश अधुरै". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  6. ^ a b "भाषा आयोगको लापरबाही : जुम्ली खस भाषाको अभिलेख नै छैन". भाषा आयोगको लापरबाही : जुम्ली खस भाषाको अभिलेख नै छैन. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  7. ^ संवाददाता, केन्द्रबिन्दु. "'खस जुम्ली भाषा लेखनशैली'को प्रस्तावित मस्यौदा निर्माण". kendrabindu.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  8. ^ कालिकोट, ललित विष्ट. "जुम्ली खस भाषाको अभिलेखीकरण गर्ने तयारी". nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  9. ^ "जुम्ली खस भाषाको अभिलेखिकरण गरिँदै". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  10. ^ "Teaching and learning in Khas language". रेडियो नेपाल. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  11. ^ "Jumli dictionary of Khas language being created". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  12. ^ "लेखिँदै जुम्ली खस शब्दकोश". Kharibot (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  13. ^ "लेखिने भयो 'खसिया आखर'". लेखिने भयो ‘खसिया आखर’. Retrieved 2022-11-02.