Kumal people

Kumal (Nepali: कुमाल) is a caste or ethnic group in Nepal, traditionally associated with pottery.[1] Their traditional profession is endangered due to competition from cheaper, more durable industrial pots.[2] Fewer youths learn the skills.[1]

Kumal people speak the Kumal language;[3] their traditional dance, the Pangdure, is considered endangered.[4]

According to the population census of 2011, 121,000 Kumals live in Nepal; there are 12,000 native speakers of the Kumal language.[5]

References
  1. "पहिचान जोगाउन पुर्ख्यौंली पेसातिरै फर्कियो चुलाचुलीको कुमाल समुदाय". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. "आधुनिकतासँगै कुमाल समुदायको पुख्र्यौली पेशा सङ्कटमा". Radio Nepal. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. Panthī, Dīna (2002). Pālpā-Gulmelī upabhāshika: Lumbinī Añcalakā tīna Pahāṛī jillā Gulmī, Ardhākhān̐cī ra Pālpāmā boline Nepālī bhāshākā sthānīya bhedako biśesha adhyayana (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna.
  4. "पाङदुरे जोगाउँदै कुमाल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission Secretariat. Central Bureau of Statistics (2012). National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.

Further reading
  • Rai, Dhyanendra Bahadur (2009). "Livelihood Patterns of Majhi and Kumal Communities in the Arun Valley, Eastern Nepal". Geographical Journal of Nepal. 7: 7–14. doi:10.3126/gjn.v7i0.17437.
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