Raji language


Raji is a small Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal and Uttarakhand, India. Speakers were recently nomadic.

Distribution

Raji is spoken in the following areas of southwestern Nepal:
It is also spoken by Raji people of Uttarakhand, India, primarily living in Pithoragarh district.
In Pithoragarh district, Rastogi reports that Raji is spoken in the hamlets of Kimkhola, Bhogtirua, Ganagaon, Chipaltara, Madanbori, Kutachaurani, Altodi, Jamtadi, Khirdwari and Chakarpur.

Dialects

Khatri divides Raji into 3 main regional dialects, for which he also provides word lists.