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| Kusunda | |
|---|---|
| Gemehaq gipan[1] | |
| Pronunciation | [gemʰjaχ gipən] ⓘ |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province |
| Ethnicity | 253 Kusunda (2021 census) |
Native speakers | 23 (2021) |
| Revival | Classes available |
| Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kgg |
| Glottolog | kusu1250 |
| ELP | Kusunda |
 Ethnologue locations: (west) Dang and Pyuthan districts (dark grey) within Lumbini Province; (center) Tanahun District within Gandaki Province EndangeredLanguages.com location: red WALS location: purple (Gorkha District) | |
Kusunda or Kusanda (endonym Gemehaq gipan Kusunda: [gemʰjaχ] ⓘ[gipən] ⓘ[1]) is a language isolate spoken by a few among the Kusunda people in western and central Nepal. As of 2023, it only has a single fluent speaker, Kamala Sen-Khatri,[2] although there are efforts underway to keep the language alive.[3] There are 23 native speakers according to the 2021 Nepal census.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Watterswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bhattarai, Sewa (2023-05-13). "The last of the Kusunda". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ McDougall, Eileen. "The language that doesn't use 'no'". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "caste-ethnicity-report | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2025-04-23.