Puma language
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Puma is a Kiranti language
spoken by about 4,310 people (Central bureau of statistics report 2001) in Diplung, Mauwabote, Devisthan, Pauwasera and Chisapani Village Development Committees of Khotang district
and in some areas of Udayapur district
, Nepal
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The Himalayan Languages Project
has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma. Puma remains without a comprehensive grammar.
The Central Bureau of Nepal shows the population of Puma as only 4310, but this data is questionable. The data collectors and also the Puma people's lack of education is thought to hinder their ability to declare their caste and religion. The data collectors fill up the religion tabs by Hindu caste optionally. Thus, it can be inferred that the Population of Puma people may be more than 4310.
Kiranti languages
The Mahakiranti or Maha-Kiranti languages are a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Tibeto-Burman languages. They are the languages most closely related to the Kiranti languages proper, which are spoken by the ethnic Kirat...
spoken by about 4,310 people (Central bureau of statistics report 2001) in Diplung, Mauwabote, Devisthan, Pauwasera and Chisapani Village Development Committees of Khotang district
Khotang District
Khotang District, a part of Sagarmatha Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,591 km² and has a population of 231,385. Khotang is part of the area traditionally called...
and in some areas of Udayapur district
Udayapur District
-Village Development Committees :*Aaptar*Balamta*Baraha*Barre*Basabote*Bashasa*Beltar*Bhumarashuwa*Bhuttar*Chaudandi*Dumre*Gaighat*Hadiya*Hardeni*Iname*Jalpachilaune*Jante*Jogidaha*Katari*Katunjebawala*Khanbu*Laphagaun*Lekhani*Lekhgaun...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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The Himalayan Languages Project
Himalayan Languages Project
The Himalayan Languages Project, launched in 1993, is a research collective based at Leiden University and comprising much of the world's authoritative research on the lesser-known and endangered languages of the Himalayas, in Nepal, China, Bhutan, and India. Its members regularly spend months or...
has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma. Puma remains without a comprehensive grammar.
The Central Bureau of Nepal shows the population of Puma as only 4310, but this data is questionable. The data collectors and also the Puma people's lack of education is thought to hinder their ability to declare their caste and religion. The data collectors fill up the religion tabs by Hindu caste optionally. Thus, it can be inferred that the Population of Puma people may be more than 4310.