Kagate (स्युबा)

Kagate is a member of the Tibetic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken by about 1,500 people mainly in the Ramechhap district in the south of Bagmati Province in eastern Nepal. There are also Kagate speakers in Kathmandu, and in Darjeeling in northern India. The language is spoken by people of all ages.

Kagate is also known as Shuba, Shyuba, Syuba or Syuwa. These names mean 'paper maker', and refer to a common occupation of the Kagate / Syuba people. Kagate speakers generally call their language and themselves स्युबा (syubā). Kagate is closely related to Yolmo, which is spoken in nearby areas.

There are ways to write Kagate with the Devanagari and Latin alphabets.

Devanagari alphabet for Kagate

Devanagari alphabet for Kagate

Latin alphabet for Kagate

Latin alphabet for Kagate

Download alphabet charts for Kagate (Excel)

Some details provided by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample videos in and about Kagate

Information about Kagate | Numbers

Links

Information about Kagate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagate_language
https://www.webonary.org/syuba/overview/introduction/
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/syw

Bodish (Tibeto-Kanauri) languages

Amdo Tibetan, Choni, Dzongkha, Jirel, Kagate, Khams Tibetan, Khengkha, Ladakhi, Lhowa, Sherpa, Sikkimese, Tibetan, Tshangla

Languages written with the Devanāgarī alphabet

Aka-Jeru, Angika, Athpare, Avestan, Awadhi, Bahing, Balti, Bantawa, Belhare, Bhili, Bhumij, Bilaspuri, Bodo, Bhojpuri, Braj, Car, Chamling, Chhantyal, Chhattisgarhi, Chambeali, Danwar, Dhatki, Dhimal, Dhundari, Digaro Mishmi, Dogri, Doteli, Gaddi, Garhwali, Gondi, Gurung, Halbi, Haryanvi, Hill Miri, Hindi, Ho, Jarawa, Jaunsari, Jirel, Jumli, Kagate, Kannauji, Kham, Kangri, Kashmiri, Khaling, Khandeshi, Kharia, Khortha, Korku, Konkani, Kullui, Kumaoni, Kurmali, Kurukh, Kusunda, Lambadi, Limbu, Lhomi, Lhowa, Magahi, Magar, Mahasu Pahari, Maithili, Maldivian, Malto, Mandeali, Marathi, Marwari, Mewari, Mundari, Nancowry. Newar, Nepali, Nimadi, Nishi, Onge, Pahari, Pali, Pangwali, Rajasthani, Rajbanshi, Rangpuri, Sadri, Sanskrit, Santali, Saraiki, Sirmauri, Sherpa, Shina, Sindhi, Sunwar, Sylheti, Tamang, Thakali, Thangmi, Wambule, Wancho, Yakkha, Yolmo

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

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