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Naapa language

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Naaba
Naapa
RegionNepal
Native speakers
770 (2006)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nao
Glottolognaab1241

Naapa (Naaba), or Nawa Sherpa, is a Tibetic language of Nepal (and one village in China) closely related to Dzongkha of Bhutan. Speakers live among Lhomi speakers.

References

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  1. ^ Naaba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)