Raute language
Raute is a small Sino-Tibetan language of Dadeldhura District, Sudurpashchim Pradesh, Nepal. Some speakers are nomadic.
| Raute | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Raute people |
Native speakers | 460 (2011 census)[1] nomadic Raute (25, no date) are monolingual[2] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rau |
| Glottolog | raut1239[3] |
Alternate names include Boto boli, Khamchi, Raji, Rajwar, Ra’te, Rautya, Rautye (Ethnologue).
Geographical distribution
Ethnologue lists the following locations for historical and present locations of the Raute.
- Jogbudha and Sirsa VDC's, Dadeldhura District, Sudurpashchim Pradesh: in Karnali and Mahakali (Kali) rivers watershed regions (800 settled)
- Former nomadic camp in Surkhet district, Karnali Pradesh
- Midwest and far west forest regions (about 25 nomads).
References
- Raute at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Raute language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Raute". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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