Bhujel language
| Bhujel | |
|---|---|
| Bujhyal | |
| Region | Nepal (Tanahu District) Sikkim |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Devanagari Kharpa | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byh |
| Glottolog | bujh1238 |
Bhujel, also called Bujhyal, is a Chepangic language of Greater Magaric Branch spoken in central Nepal and Sikkim in India. It is a semi-tonal language, employing a complex array of affixes. Bhujel are from Tibetan burman family. Bhujel people normally are with Mongoloid features rather than with Caucasoid features. Due to the social structure & social development, this term has been the identity of many other ethnic people too. Bhujel was granted additional official status in Sikkim in 2022.