Bunan language

Bunan
गढ़ी ,𑚌𑚗𑚷𑚯, གཌྷཱི༹
Native to	India
Region	Lahaul and Spiti(Himachal Pradesh)
Native speakers	3,800 (2014)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Kanauri ? West Himalayish Bunan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bfu
Glottolog	gahr1239
ELP	Gahri

Bunan, also known as Gahri, Ghara, Lahuli of Bunan, Boonan, Punan, Poonan, Erankad or Keylong Boli, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The number of people speaking the language is only approximately 3,800 in India.[1]

Geographic distribution

According to Ethnologue, Bunan is spoken in the Gahr Valley along the Bhaga River from its confluence with the Chandra River and upstream about 25 km (16 mi). It is spoken in villages such as Biling, Kardang, Kyelang, Guskyar, Yurnad, Gumrang, Barbog, Paspara, Pyukar and Styering.[1]

See also

• Bunan word list (Wiktionary)

Further reading

• Sharma, Suhnu Ram. 1991. Body Parts Questionnaire (Bunan). (unpublished ms. contributed to STEDT).
• Widmer, Manuel. 2014. A descriptive grammar of Bunan. Doctoral dissertation, Universität Bern.

References

1. Bunan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)