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The Bantawa language is an endangered Kiranti language spoken in the eastern Himalayan hills of eastern Nepal by Rai ethnic groups. According to the 2001 National Census, at least 1.63% of the Nepal's total population speaks Bantawa. About 370,000 speak Bantawa Language mostly in eastern hilly regions of Nepal (2001). It is experiencing language shift to Nepali. ==Dialects== Most of the Bantawa clan are now settled in Bhojpur, Dharan,Illam and Dhankuta. Recent figures show most of them are settled in Dharan. * Northern Bantawa (Dilpali) ::''Northern subdialects:Mangpahang, Rungchenbung and Yangma'' * Southern Bantawa (Chewali, Okhreli, Hatuwali, Hangkhim) ::''Southern and Northern Bantawa, similar, could be united as 'Intermediate Bantawa'.'' * Eastern Bantawa (Dhankuta) ::''Eastern dialect is the most divergent. It is most closely related to Dungmali language, though also related to Puma language, Sampang language, and Chhintange language. * Western Bantawa (Amchoke, Amchauke) ::''Amchaucke dialects: Sorung, Saharaja, lulam and sukita'' *Wana Bantawa (also called simply Bantawa), spoken by the Bantawa subcaste Bantawa is also considered as a superior clan in Kirantian family. Bantawa is also reportedly in use as a ''lingua franca'' among Rai minorities in Himalayan India and Bhutan. Meanwhile the language is just being introduced in a few schools at the primary level (Year 1- Year 5) using Devanagari script.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Bantawa Rai of Nepal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bantawa language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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