Saam language
Saam, Saama Kha, is a nearly extinct Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The name Saam is ambiguous, and shared with neighboring languages.
| Saam | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Mechi Zone |
| Ethnicity | Kirati |
Native speakers | 530 (2011 census)[1] (400 Saam, 130 Lingkhim)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | raq |
| Glottolog | saam1282[2] |
Chukwa may be Saam if it is not Kulung.
Geographical distribution
Saam is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).
- Dobhane and Khatamma (Khartangma) VDC's, northern Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone; straddling the Irkhuwa River, in Dangmaya, Okharbote, Khartangma, and Dobhane settlements between the Phedi River and Irkhuwa River
- Phikkal VDC, Ilam District, Mechi Zone
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References
- Saam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Saam". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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