Bhujel language

Bhujel
Bhujel
Bujhyal
Region	Nepal (Tanahu District); Sikkim
Native speakers	22,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chepangic Greater-Magaric Branch Bhujel; ;
Writing system	Devanagari; Kharpa
Official status
Official language in	India Sikkim (additional);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byh
Glottolog	bujh1238

Bhujel, also called Bujhyal, is a Chepangic language of Greater Magaric Branch spoken in central Nepal and Sikkim in India. It is a semi-tonal language, employing a complex array of affixes. Bhujel are from Tibetan burman family. Bhujel people normally are with Mongoloid features rather than with Caucasoid features. Due to the social structure & social development, this term has been the identity of many other ethnic people too. Bhujel was granted additional official status in Sikkim in 2022.^[2]

^ Bhujel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "The Sikkim Official Languages Act" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

[e18-1] Bhujel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "The Sikkim Official Languages Act" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

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Bhujel
Bujhyal
Region	Nepal (Tanahu District) Sikkim
Native speakers	22,000 (2011 census)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chepangic Greater-Magaric Branch Bhujel
Writing system	Devanagari Kharpa
Official status
Official language in	India Sikkim (additional)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`byh`
Glottolog	`bujh1238`

Bhujel language

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