Bhujel language

Bhujel
Bujhyal
Region	Nepal (Tanahu District) Sikkim
Native speakers	22,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Chepangic Greater-Magaric Branch Bhujel
Writing system	Devanagari Kharpa
Official status
Official language in	India Sikkim
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 is a Tibeto-Burman language. Bhujel was granted additional official status in Sikkim in 2022.

Map of the Tanahu District, the only Bhujel language is widely used in Nepal.