Ghale language

Ghale is a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. It belongs to the group of Ghale languages. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, (north) Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, Nyak

Ghale
Native to	Nepal
Native speakers	26,000 (2006)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tamangic? Ghale languages Ghale
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: ghh – Northern ghe – Southern
Glottolog	nucl1818  Nuclear Ghale

Dialects

Ethnologue divides Ghale into the Northern and Southern varieties.

• Northern Ghale (4,440 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in Buri Gandaki valley in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Khorla, Uiya, Jagat, Philim, and Nyak.
• Southern Ghale (21,500 speakers as of 2006) is spoken in the hills south of Macha Khola in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. Dialects are Barpak, Kyaura, and Laprak.