A vocabulary of the gurung language comparative vocabularies of languages of nepal warren w glover on. The district, with besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 square kilometres 653 sq mi and as of 2011 had a population of 167,724. Below is text from an alphabetical book in the gurung script. Sustainable development and livelihood security best practices from nepaljagannath adhikari and ganesh gurung. Gurung is a tibeto burman language spoken by about 170, 000 people. Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language teach yourself 9781444101973. A tonal analysis of gurung, with separate systems for. The gurung community of nepal is said to have migrated to the central region of nepal from mongolia in the 6 th century. Lamjung district about this sound listen, a part of province no. Kaski and lamjung is main place of their residence.
Join facebook to connect with anita gurung and others you may know. Lamjung yolmo is a tibetoburman language spoken in nepal. He earned a ba hons from patna college, patna, and a postgraduate diploma 1961 and phd 1965 from the university of edinburgh. In an effort to preserve its oral language, the gurung community came. Lamjung nepalthe most amazing and beautiful place on. Sangsangai, which means together in nepalese language, is also committed to the economic development of rainaskot, as. Contextual translation of gurung language into english. They have their own protomongolic language, tamu kwi derived from tamu cho kwi still in use by ghyabri klehpree and pachyu gurus priests written in. The government of sikkim from 2002 onwards has introduced this language in the government schools as first language up to 6th standard in 10 schools. Lamjung is abundance of natural resources and is known as the home town of gurung community.
In present context, the generations are facing problem in speaking gurung language, because the gurung language is impacted by the other languages such as, english, nepali, hindi etc. Cultural dynamics in nepali politics, gurung takes a historical sweep of the development of the modern nepali state making references to various points in history when caste and ethnic hierarchy and inequality were reinforced by the rulers using legal instruments. Listen help info, a part of gandaki pradesh, is one of the 77 districts of nepal. A sociolinguistic study sociolinguistic study of gurung in nepal ng. Further, results indicate gurung language vitality is. Lamas give name to new child according to their religious book. To develop the gurung literature such as, prose, poetry, drama, novels, stories and epics. Join facebook to connect with lamjung gurung and others you may know. Agriculture program under the affiliation of tribhuwan universitytu. Singdi lamjung my name is sobahadur gurungtamu with the help of.
This is the first time that lamjung yolmo has appeared in print, and is accessible to lamjung yolmo, nepali and english speakers alike. Lamjung map satellite images of lamjung original name. They are densely populated in manang, mustang, kaski, lamjung, gorkha. The event will focus on the organizations current efforts to rebuild rainaskot, a village of the gurung community in lamjung, nepal. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you. Its origins are uncertain, although they are of mongoloid origin and their ancestors could have migrated to their current position from tibet about 2000 years ago. They are densely populated in manang, mustang, kaski, lamjung, gorkha, parbat and syangja district.
Himal books, the publishers, was preparing for a grand presentation by dr gurung after the dasain break. Traditionally, the songs sound in the gurung language. Total number of all gurung speakers in nepal is 227,918 1991 census. Join facebook to connect with gam prasad gurung and others you may know. The joshua project progress scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The western gurung people live in the kaski, syangia and parbat districts of the gandaki zone in central nepal. Our nepali book collection includes contemporary stories and a beautifully illustrated nepali picture dictionary available with our audio recorder pen. A new gurunglanguage film, medo, is slated to join the narrowing spectrum. Glover and deu bahadur gurung linguistic circle of canberra canberra 1977 australianharvard citation. Everything you may want to know about gurung dress of. The term gurung needs a proper study to know its actual meaning. I am 4 jatt gurung with tibetan surname i did my ancestry dna test and result shocked me. Kaski district, syangja district, lamjung district.
Old gurung language is 100% different with tamang and thakali. There is no distinction clarification needed between gurung as an ethnic group and the number of people who speak the language. Lamjung destination guide western region, nepal trip. Bilingual childrens books in nepali and english are available here. The snow peaks of manasulu and himalchuli loom large just 24 kilometres north of the village taranche, and this village was situated on the left bank of the. Gurungnepalienglish dictionary with englishgurung and. His elder brother, lang darma, took the throne, reintroduced bonism and persecuted lamaism. The local timezone is named asia kathmandu with an utc offset of 5. They live primarily in west nepals gandaki zone, specifically lamjung, kaski, tanahu, gorkha, parbat and syangja districts as well as the manang district around the annapurna mountain range. Gurung the gurung people are an ethnic group who migrated from tibet in the 6th century to the central region of nepal. Gurung surname, gurung dharma, and gurung language. In their language, they are called tamu ta means thunder, mu symbolizes paradise. Songs, sung by girls are different than boys songs, each group sings different content and each of them tries to make a special impression on the opposite sex by means of annoying personal. Patna, lucknow, zongga, burang, sisaghat bazar or birendranagar.
The 8 districts are gorkha, tanhun, lamjung, kaski, parbat. There is a gurung language association, a private cultural organization, promoting their language by introducing gurung language in different private schools. Gurung is a tibetoburman language spoken by about 170,000 people. Living primarily in northwest nepal in gandaki zone, specifically lamjung, kaski, mustang, dolpa, tanahu, gorkha, parbat and syangja districts as well as manag district around. According to the 1991 census, 72,000 people can still speak the western gurung language, just over 50 per cent of the population. Gurungnepalienglish dictionary, with englishgurung and. The gurung people, also called tamu, are an ethnic group from different parts of nepal. But the third bon priest, the lambo, reads his books in the tibetan language which is not understood by the tamus. Gurung, sherpa, tamang, thakali, manaaggi, mustaaggi, walunggi and many east asian featured people of nepal are the indigenous people of nepals mountainous valleys.
Gurung language in english with contextual examples. Sustainable development in the 21 century nepals experiences and opportunitieshum bahadur gurung. Harka gurung was born in taranche, a small village in lamjung in central nepal on february 5, 1939 in a soldiercum priestly gurung family. Some live in the baglung, okhaldhunga and taplejung districts and machhapuchhre as well. Gandaki, west, nepal, asia geographical coordinates. Languages gurungs usually speak their own language gurung tamu language. The gurung language made its bulletin debut in 1955 with an article.
The total number of all gurung speakers in nepal was 227,918 1991 census. Gurung is spoken in the following districts of nepal ethnologue gandaki zone. Gurung language class number counting workshop by prapti. Gurungnepalienglish dictionary with englishgurung and nepaligurung indexes by warren w. Infobox language namegurung familycolorsinotibetan states nepal, india region south asia speakers227,918 in nepal fam2tibetoburman fam3 himalayish script. Perhaps, a distinction should be made between gurung as an ethnic group and the number of people who actually speak the language nepali, nepals official language, is an indo. The gurung is an ethnic group from the central region of nepal. Author of the widelyacclaimed vignettes of nepal 1980, among more than a dozen equally gripping and authoritative works, dr gurungs life cannot be encapsulated other than through vignettes.
When the british empire came to south asia, the gurung people began serving the british in army r. Big in lamjung a launch party the new york city post. Talk to me in korean level 1 by talktomeinkorean, hangeul master by talktomeinkorean, the korean language by iksop le. The progress scale is derived from people group values for percent evangelical and percent christian adherent. Lamjung campus is situated at sundar bazar in lamjung district, lies in the gandaki zone of nepal. Foreign language picture books for kids in nepali and english are a great resource for teaching and learning a second language. Lamjung lies in the midhills of nepal spanning tropical to transhimalayan geoecological. Also called tamu, gurungs are the indigenous people residing in the mountainous valley of nepal. Gurungs also known as tamus are an ethnic group of people who migrated from china to nepal.
It seems peculiar that the favorite subject of songs in this society of arranged marriages is love. According to 2011 census, the total population of gurung is 522,641. This small dictionary is part of an ongoing project to document the language of lamjung yolmo. Lamjung and parbat tamu samaj community houses in pokhara for hosting further. A study on sinotibetan astrological system among the gurungs of gandaki region in western nepal. So script is the essential element for the development of gurung language. Gurungnepalienglish dictionary, with englishgurung and nepali. A study on sinotibetan astrological system among the. Gurungs are mountain people who live on the southern slopes of the himalayas in central nepal. A brief history of gurung tamu society arjun tamus blog. Kaski district, syangja district, lamjung district, tanahu district, gorkha district.
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