Lepcha language

Lepcha language

Infobox Language
name=Lepcha
iso3=lep
speakers=50000
region=Sikkim, India; parts of Nepal and Bhutan
familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
fam1=Sino-Tibetan
fam2=Tibeto-Burman
script=Lepcha script

Lepcha is a language spoken by the Lepcha people in Sikkim in India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. The Lepcha script (also known as "róng") is a syllabic script which has a lot of special marks and requires ligatures. Its genealogy is unclear. Early Lepcha manuscripts were written vertically, a sign of Chinese influence. Lepcha is considered to be one of the aboriginal languages of the area in which it is spoken. Total number of speakers numbers near 50,000.

References

*cite book|last=Coulmas|first=Florian|title=The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems|publisher=Blackwell|date=1996

External links

* [http://www.xenotypetech.com/osxLepcha.html Script]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=lep Ethnologue Report]
* [http://www.lepcha.info/ Heleen Plaisier's Lepcha Page]


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