Sherpa language
| Sherpa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nepal, China, Sikkim |
| Ethnicity | Sherpa |
|
Native speakers
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170,000 (2001 & 2011 census) |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Sikkim |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | sher1255 |
Sherpa (ཤར་པ།, EWTS: sher-pA, Nepali: ; also Sharpa, Sharpa Bhotia, Xiaerba, Serwa; ISO 639-3: xsr) is a language spoken in Nepal and Sikkim mainly by the Sherpa community. About 200,000 speakers live in Nepal (2001 census), some 20,000 in Sikkim (1997), and some 800 in China (1994).
The above days of the week are derived from the Tibetan language ("Pur-gae").
Sherpa is a SOV language, written using either the Devanagari or Tibetan scripts.
Some grammatical aspects of Sherpa are as follows:
Other typological features: 1. Split Ergativity based on Aspect 2. SO & OV (SOV) 3. N-A 4. N-Num 5. V-Aux 6. N-Pos
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