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Koyee

Koyee was given as a mother tongue by 4,152 people in Nepal's 2021 census, 0.01% of the population. That is up 226.7% from 1,271 in 2011.

4,152
mother-tongue speakers, 2021
needs checkCensus 2021, via Wikipedia
0.01%
share of Nepal's population, 2021
needs checkCensus 2021, via Wikipedia
1,271
mother-tongue speakers, 2011
needs checkCensus 2011, via Wikipedia. 2011 figure is the census row "Koi", paired with this language by name. To be confirmed against the tables.

Census trend

2011
1,271
2021
4,152
0.01% of Nepal's population in 2021

Still being added

Its name in Nepali and in its own script, language family and codes (ISO 639-3, Glottolog), second-language speakers, the provinces and districts where it is spoken, scripts used and endangerment status.

Each is added only with a source. Nothing here is estimated: a missing figure is shown as missing.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, “Languages of Nepal (tables citing NPHC 2021 and 2011)”. Retrieved 2026-11-04.

needs checkThe figures on this page are the National Statistics Office census tables (NPHC 2021, and the 2011 census) as reproduced on Wikipedia. They are being matched against the NSO report itself; the label goes once they are. How Vasa checks figures.

Cite this page
Swadesh Nai Swarga. “Koyee.” Vasa: the languages of Nepal. https://vasa.swadeshnaiswarga.com/languages/koyee/