Thulung language
| Thulung | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal, India |
Native speakers | 21,000 in Nepal (2011 census)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
tdh |
| Glottolog |
thul1246[2] |
Thulung is a Kiranti language spoken in parts of Nepal and Sikkim. It is also known as Thulunge Rai, Thulu Luwa, Thululoa, Thulung La, Tholong Lo, Thulung Jemu, Toaku Lwa. Total population: 33,313.
Geographical distribution
Thulung is spoken in the following locations of Nepal, most of which are located in Sagarmatha Zone (Ethnologue).
- Southeastern Solukhumbu District: Deusa, Lokhim, Mukli, Jubu, Tingla, Salyan, Panchan, and Necha VDC's
- Khotang District: Salle, Jaleswori, Maheswori VDC's
- Okhaldhunga District: Tuintar VDC (in 6 or 7 villages)
- Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone: 1 village
- West of the slopes’ highest ridges to Dudhkosi, north of Nechedanda and Halesidanda ranges, east of upper Solu River, and south of the Kakukhola and the confluence of Ingkhukhola and Dudhkosi
References
- ↑ Thulung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Thulung". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
External links
- Allen, N.J. Sketch of Thulung Grammar: with three texts and a glossary. Cornell East Asia Series. Ithaca, New York, 1975. (Full text.)
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