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(who speaks the Baram Language). 12 The largest number of survey respondents were from Takukot
and its adjacent VDCs: Pandrung, Masel, and Panckhuwa Deurali. Table 2 shows the number
of respondents selected from each of the VDCs. Figure 4 shows the locations of the VDCs in the
Gorkha district.
VDCs Number of respondents VDCs Number of respondents
Masel 8 Aru Arbang 1
Baguwa 1 Thumi 1
Pandrung 16 Aruchanaute 1
Panchkhuwa Deurali 5 Arupokhari 1
Takukot 15 Takumajh Lakuribot 1
Tandrang 1
total number of respondents: 51
Table 2. Number of respondents from VDCs in the Gorkha district
Figure 4. The VDCs of the survey area
12 We have met some non-Baram people who can speak Baram. Man Bahadur Bishwakarma of Dandagaun, Takukot-8,
can speak Baram, although not fluently. People reported that in the past, non-Baram people around Dandagaun used the
language to communicate with the Barams. People in Mailung, Dandagaun-5, specifically reported that Newars living
in nearby Baram communities used to speak Baram. We were able to meet two elderly Newars who are Baram speakers.
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