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PlanetLimbu (Also known as: Yakthung)
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[lif] 334,000 in Nepal (2001 census). Population total all countries: 421,500. Limbuwan (preferred term for the Limbu area), Eastern hills, east of Arun River; Koshi zone, Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum, Dhankuta, and Morang districts; Mechi zone, Taplejung, Panchthar, Ilam, and Jhapa districts. Possibly migrant workers in Myanmar. Also in Bhutan, India.Alternate names: Yakthung Pan. Dialects: Taplejunge (Tamorkhole, Taplejung), Panthare (Pantharey, Panchthare, Panchthar, Panthare-Yanggrokke-Chaubise-Charkhole), Phedappe, Chattare (Chhattare, Chhathar, Chatthare, Chatthare Yakthungba Pan, Yakthung Pan). Related to Northern Lorung [lbr] and Yakha [ybh]. Chaubise and Panthare dialects are similar; Phedappe and Taplejunge are similar. Chattare is poorly understood by other dialect speakers. The dialect spoken in Sikkim, India, is same as Panthare. Inherent intelligibility among dialect speakers 80%–90%. Lexical similarity: above 80% among the dialects. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern
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