Yakkha (also erroneously spelled as Yakha) is a language spoken in parts of Nepal, Darjeeling district and Sikkim.
[3][4] Mugali is spoken between Mugakhola and Sinuwakhola on the eastern banks of the Arun River in Dhankuta District, Province No.
[1] Phangduwali is spoken above the Mugakhola headwaters in Pakhribas VDC, Dhankuta District, Province No.
Lumba-Yakkha[5] is spoken in Arkhaule Jitpur and Marek Katahare VDC's, northern Dhankuta District, Province No.
Examples with initial voiced consonants are gogoba (an insect/worm), gʱak "all", jeppa "really", ɖaŋgak "stick".
Verbs inflect for person, number (singular, dual, plural/nonsingular), negation, several categories in the domain of tense, aspect and mood.
If a certain item is asked for, ina will be used, but if an event is in question, the root i occurs without further morphology, e.g. i leksa?
kakhemeŋnaka khemeŋna"I go"uŋ-ŋauŋtundwanauŋ-ŋa uŋ tundwana"he understands him"luŋkhwak-ŋastone-INSluŋkhwak-ŋastone-INS"with/by means of a stone"khiŋ-belaʔ-ŋathis-time-INSkhiŋ-belaʔ-ŋathis-time-INS"thesedays"ak-kaI-GENniŋ(prefix-)nameak-ka niŋI-GEN (prefix-)name"my name"siŋ-gawood-GENsaŋghoŋstoolsiŋ-ga saŋghoŋwood-GEN stool"wooden stool"khorek-pebowl-LOCcuwabeerkhorek-pe cuwabowl-LOC beer"(There is) beer in a/the bowl.