Raute
[également appelé Rautye, Harka Gurung, Khamchi]Classification : Sino-Tibetan
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- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Most of the Raute refuse to settle down and they don't go to school. Therefore, they remain illiterate and monolingual.
- SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL
- no
- SOUTIEN INSTITUTIONNEL
- no
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Most of the Raute are forest nomads who have little contact with outsiders and remain monolingual. Some group members go to villages for trading when necessary, so they may be able to speak a little bit local languages such as Hindi or Nepali.
- Caractères, systèmes d'écriture et orthographes
- no
- PLACES
- Nepal; India
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
the monsoon forests of western Nepal
- COMMENTAIRES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
The Raute are foraging nomads. They move around within the forests/western Himalayan ridges, and sometimes even move into the part of forests located in India.