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Sino-Tibetan language

Yakthung/Limbu

लिम्बू

Yakthung/Limbu is spoken as a mother tongue by 350,436 people in Nepal — 1.2% of the population and the 12th most-spoken language in the country (Census 2021).

Speakers

350,436

Mother tongue (2021)

Share of Nepal

1.2%

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

Rank

#12

By mother-tongue speakers

About Yakthung/Limbu

Written in the Sirijunga script

Sino-Tibetan family

Related languages

Tamang · 4.88%
Nepal Bhasha (Newari) · 2.96%
Magar Dhut · 2.78%
Gurung · 1.12%
Sherpa · 0.4%
← All 124 languages of Nepal
Questions

Yakthung/Limbu, answered

How many people speak Yakthung/Limbu in Nepal?+

Yakthung/Limbu is the mother tongue of 350,436 people in Nepal — 1.2% of the population (Census 2021).

What language family does Yakthung/Limbu belong to?+

Yakthung/Limbu is a Sino-Tibetan language. The Sino-Tibetan family covers 16.59% of Nepal's population.

What is special about Yakthung/Limbu?+

Written in the Sirijunga script

Sources & data note

All population, ethnicity, language and religion figures are the final published counts of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (National Statistics Office). The NSO enumerates 142 caste/ethnic groups and 124 mother tongues; entries for 'others/foreigners/not stated' explain small residuals. Where community-chosen names replaced older census labels (Bishwokarma for Kami, Pariyar for Damai/Dholi, Mijar for Sarki), both are shown. Language-family shares follow the NSO's own table (Indo-Aryan 83.07%, Sino-Tibetan 16.59%); some secondary sources round differently.