endangered languages in Nepal

Kusunda Language: Nepal’s Rarest Living Language and the Voice of the Kusunda People

The Kusunda language is one of the rarest and most mysterious linguistic heritages in Nepal. Unlike most languages in South Asia, it does not belong to any known language family, making it a language isolate. This means linguists have not been able to clearly connect it with Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, or any other established linguistic group. The language is associated with…

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