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Sino-Tibetan language family
The Kiranti languages are a major family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India (notably Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Bhutan) by the
Kiranti_languages
Language family native to Asia
(Lolo-Burmese, Tujia) to polysynthetic (Gyalrongic, Kiranti) languages. While Sinitic languages are normally taken to be a prototypical example of the
Sino-Tibetan_languages
Group of the Sino-Tibetan language family
languages of Himachal Pradesh and western Nepal, the Tamangic languages of western Nepal, including Tamang with one million speakers, and the Kiranti
Tibeto-Burman_languages
Kiranti language of Nepal and India
kõich; other spellings are Koinch and Koincha), is a Kiranti language of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken in Nepal and India by the Sunuwar people
Sunwar_language
Indigenous ethnic groups of the Himalayas
The Kirati people (also Kirat, Kirant or Kiranti) are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending
Kirati_peoples
Proposed Sino-Tibetan branch of Nepal and India
Maha-Kiranti ('Greater Kiranti') languages were a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages, consisting of the Kiranti languages
Mahakiranti_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
Rai language may refer to: Rai languages or the Kiranti languages, a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal, India and Bhutan by the Rai people
Rai_language
Language in Nepal, Bhutan and India
their language "Camling") and Puma languages of the Kiranti language family in eastern Nepal, and it belongs to the broader Sino-Tibetan language family
Chamling_language
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
Bantawa language (also referred to as An Yüng, Bantaba, Bantawa Dum, Bantawa Yong, Bantawa Yüng, Bontawa, Kirawa Yüng) is a Kiranti language spoken in
Bantawa_language
Central Kiranti language subgroup
Sampang language is a subgroup of Central Kiranti languages Sampang is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue). Khotang District, Koshi
Sampang_language
Sino-Tibetan language group of Nepal
The Newaric languages are a proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages. George van Driem (2003) and Mark Turin (2004) argue that Newar and Baram–Thangmi
Newaric_languages
Branch of Sino-Tibetan languages
Sal language by Glottolog. Sotrug (2015) and Gerber, et al. (2016) consider Dhimalish to be particularly closely related to the Kiranti languages rather
Sal_languages
Kiranti language in Nepal and India
people still speak the language, out of 17,003 ethnic Yakkha in Nepal. Genealogically, Yakkha belongs to the Eastern Kiranti languages and is in one subgroup
Yakkha_language
Proposed language group
the Kiranti languages (Bahing–Vayu and perhaps the Newar language); the Tani languages; the Bodo–Garo languages and perhaps the Konyak languages); the
Tibeto-Kanauri_languages
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Kiranti languages spoken in the Khotang district of Nepal. Like other Kiranti languages, it displays a fairly
Koi_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
वाम्बुले, romanized: Vāmbulē) is a Kiranti language spoken by the Wambule Rai, one of the Rai groups belonging to the Kiranti (किरान्ती) ethnolinguistic family
Wambule_language
Proposed branch of Sino-Tibetan spoken in Nepal
(2016: 286-287) considers Greater Magaric to be closely related to the Kiranti languages as part of a greater Himalayish branch, and does not consider Himalayish
Greater_Magaric_languages
Language family found in Northeast India
cognates in grammatically conservative Sino-Tibetan languages such as Jingpho or the Kiranti languages (Post 2006). Post (2012) suggests that Apatani and
Tani_languages
Indigenous religion of the Kirati people
Kirats in their daily lives. Their religious texts also distinguishes each Kiranti tribe from other Kirati and non-Kiratis as well. Kirants practice shamanism
Kiratism
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
known as Athpariya II (not to be confused with Athpariya I), is a Kiranti language spoken by some 2,000 people living on Belhara Hill, at the southern
Belhare_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
Kulung (autonym: Kulu riŋ, [kulu rɪŋ]) is one of the Kiranti languages. It is spoken by an estimated 33,000 people. Van Driem (2001) includes Chukwa as
Kulung_language_(Nepal)
Kiranti language of India
is a Kiranti language spoken in Solukhumbu district, Nepal and Sikkim, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong in India. It is one of the few Kiranti languages with
Khaling_language
Eastern Kiranti language of Nepal
II), is an eastern Kiranti language. Athpare is spoken by some 5,000 people living in Dhankuta District in eastern Nepal. The language is spoken to the
Athpare_language
Sino-Tibetan languages
Dhimalish to be particularly closely related to the Kiranti languages rather than to the Sal languages. Grollmann & Gerber (2017) consider Lhokpu to have
Dhimalish_languages
Kirati language of Nepal
Chulung (Chɨlɨng) is a Kiranti language spoken in Ankhisalla VDC, Dhankuta District, Koshi Zone, Nepal. Chulung at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Limbu, Man
Chulung_language
Sino-Tibetan language of central-eastern Nepal
retained in the Kiranti languages and Dolakha Newar, and thus grouped the Newar language with Kiranti in the sub-group of Mahakiranti language. Van Driem later
Newar_language
Language spoken in Nepal
of the Bahing ethnic group in Nepal. It belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Sino-Tibetan. The group Rumdali is also known as Nechali
Bahing_language
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
Chintang. The UNESCO World Atlas of Languages classifies the language as definitely endangered. Chintang language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Chintang
Chintang_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
Dumi is a Kiranti language spoken in the area around the Tap and Rava rivers and their confluence in northern Khotang district, Nepal. It is spoken in
Dumi_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
roughly between the Western languages Thulung, Khaling and Dumi, on the one side, and the Southern Central Kiranti languages Kulung, Chamling and Bantawa
Tilung_language
region. The Sino-Tibetan languages include Tamang, Newari, Magar language, Gurung language, Kiranti languages and Sherpa language and are often spoken in
Languages_of_South_Asia
Yakthung language of eastern Nepal and India
dialect as a Standard Yakthungpan. Yakthungpan (Limbu language) is one of the major languages spoken and written in Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim
Limbu_language
Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal and India
Thulung or Thulung lwa (थुलुङ ल्वा) is a Sino-Tibetan Kirati languages or Thulung language spoken in parts of Nepal and Sikkim. Thulung at Ethnologue (25th
Thulung_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The native language consultants whom Opgenort (2005) consulted, preferred the term ‘Jero’ to designate the language
Jerung_language
Kirati language spoken in Nepal
Dungmali, or Dungmali-Bantawa, is a Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. It is largely cognate with Bantawa language, but differs grammatically and phonologically
Dungmali_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
Mewahang (Meohang), or Newahang, is a Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The eastern and western dialects are structurally distinct. Western Mewahang is
Mewahang_language
French linguist (born 1979)
languages: Old Chinese, Tangut, Tibetan, Gyalrongic and Kiranti languages. He also performs research on the Algonquian and Siouan–Catawban language families
Guillaume_Jacques
Kirati language of Nepal
Yamphu language is a Kirati language spoken by the Kirat Yamphu people, a Kirati people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a dialect spoken
Yamphu_language
Kiranti language of Nepal
Kha, is a nearly extinct Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The name Saam is ambiguous, and shared with neighboring languages. Chukwa may be Saam if it
Saam_language
Language of Nepal
and the language they speak. The Himalayan Languages Project has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma. Like other Kiranti languages, Puma has
Puma_language
Kiranti ethnic group in Nepal, India, and Bhutan
performance. The Rai languages are members of the Sino-Tibetan language family. They belong to the Kiranti group of the Tibeto-Burman languages branch of the
Rai_people
Sino-Tibetan language
(Wiktionary) "Languages of India" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-02-08.| Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Toto_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Liberia Kulung language (Nepal), one of the Kiranti language spoken in Nepal Kurze literarische Enzyklopädie [de], a Soviet-era Russian-language encyclopedia
KLE
Indigenous ethnic group of Limbuwan, Nepal, Sikkim
Festivals Chasok Tangnam Limbu pronunciation: [t͡ɕasok tɔŋnam] Kiranti languages Limbu language Sirijunga script Rambahadur Limbu Tongba beverage Limbu Clans
Limbu_people
Reconstructed ancestor of the Tibeto-Burman languages
(Kuki-Chin languages), a stative, inner-directed, or "middle" meaning (Himalayish languages such as Kanauri), and causative (Kiranti and Kuki-Chin languages).
Proto-Tibeto-Burman_language
Writing system
Krishna Bahadur Jentich in 1942, to write the Sunwar language, a member of the Kiranti language family spoken in Eastern Nepal, as in Sikkim. It is recognised
Sunuwar_alphabet
Sino-Tibetan language of western Nepal
and more distantly related to the Kiranti languages. George van Driem also classifies Magar Kham as “Para-Kiranti,” emphasizing that Magar Kham, Magar
Magar_Kham_language
Capital and largest city in Nepal
settlement called Yambu existed in the northern half of old Kathmandu. In Kiranti languages, Kathmandu is still referred to as Yambu (sometimes Yelakhom). Another
Kathmandu
Language in which certain pronouns may sometimes be omitted
Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Slavic languages, Uralic languages, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Kra-Dai languages, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese exhibit
Pro-drop_language
Reconstructed South Asian proto-language
Tibeto-Burman languages in the Himalayas like the Eastern Kiranti languages got their pronominalization from either Munda or Indo-European languages to explain
Proto-Munda_language
Immigration patterns of different lineages of people of India
western Nepal, the Tamangic languages of western Nepal, including Tamang with one million speakers, and the Kiranti languages of eastern Nepal. The remaining
Peopling_of_India
Nepalese ethnic group
[citation needed] Their language, also named "Bahing lo, Pai lo, Radu lo, Wai lo, Procha Lo", belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Tibeto-Burman
Bahing
Sino-Tibetan language
LaPolla (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan Languages, 518–532. London & New York: Routledge. George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic
Vayu_language
Languages of Nepal, referred to as Nepalese languages in the country's constitution, are the languages having at least an ancient history or origin inside
Languages_of_Nepal
Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal
pronunciation and language". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28. "SPPEL - Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages". www.sppel.org
Dhimal_language
Swiss linguist
and to quantitative methods in language typology. He has done extensive fieldwork on a number of Kiranti languages of Nepal, especially Belhare, Chintang
Balthasar_Bickel
Topics referred to by the same term
on India-Pakistan Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) Chulung language, a Kiranti language spoken in Nepal Chulung, a village in Down Meramor, Shahristan
Chulung
(Switzerland, 1965–), language typology, Kiranti languages Bickerton, Derek (United States, 1926–2018), creole languages, origin of language Bleek, Wilhelm Heinrich
List_of_linguists
Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal
Kirati language of eastern Nepal. It has been described by George van Driem. Southern Lorung is also considered to be Southern Yamphu language. These
Lohorung_language
Proposed branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages
The Rung languages are a proposed branch of Sino-Tibetan languages. The branch was proposed by Randy LaPolla on the basis of morphological evidence such
Rung_languages
least six of the nineteen languages and dialects of Bhutan are Central Bodish languages. Dzongkha is a Central Bodish language with approximately 160,000
Languages_of_Bhutan
Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
nachhiring.org.np. Retrieved 2025-05-09. Grollmann, Selin. 2018. A first field report on Nachiring (Kiranti). Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 17(1): 1–18. v t e
Nachhiring_language
number of sign languages) being produced annually. According to Wycliffe Bible Translators, on 1 August 2025, speakers of 4,007 languages (out of a total
List of Bible translations by language
List_of_Bible_translations_by_language
Proposed language family
Brahmaputran Gongduk, etc. Kiranti, etc. Yangtzean Hmong–Mien According to van Driem, the linguistic evidence for the East Asian languages matches the genetic
East_Asian_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Kirat or Kiranti languages, the Sino-Tibetan languages of the Kirati Mahakiranti languages, a proposed Sino-Tibetan language branch Kirat Mundhum
Kirat_(disambiguation)
Dutch linguist (born 1957)
of Limbu and Dumi, Kiranti languages spoken in eastern Nepal, and the Bumthang language of central Bhutan. He authored Languages of the Himalayas, a
George_van_Driem
Topics referred to by the same term
Mugali may be: Lambichhong language (Kiranti, Ethnologue 17) Mugom dialect (Tibetan, Ethnologue 12) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Mugali_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Vay (video game), a 1994 role-playing video game Vayu language (ISO 639:vay), a Kiranti language of Nepal "Vay-K", a 2014 song by English-Irish musician
Vay
http://www.magarstudiescenter.org/[citation needed] Kiranti languages Limbu Festivals Limbu language Limbu script Rambahadur Limbu Sikkim Limbu Beverage
History_of_Limbuwan
Ethnic group in Nepal
Division. Ethnic Groups. Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Languages of Nepal". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16 ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International
Pahari_people_(Nepal)
Russian linguist (1953–2005)
Hurro-Urartian languages belong to the Northeast Caucasian language family. Starostin also helped with reconstructions Proto-Kiranti, Proto-Tibeto-Burman
Sergei_Starostin
18th-century Kirati chief
Mahendra Singh Rai (Nepali: महेन्द्र सिंह राई, also recorded as Mahindra Sinha Rai) was a Kirati chief associated with Chaukot near Dhulikhel (Wallo Kirat)
Mahendra_Singh_Rai
American educator
Kaike language, comparative study of Kiranti languages, and Himalayan languages in general, as well as a previously undescribed Tibeto-Burman language.[citation
David_E._Watters
Geolinguistic region sharing areal features of Asia
Sinospheric languages towards the east. Some languages of the Kiranti group in the Indosphere rank among the morphologically most complex languages of Asia
Indosphere
Ethnic group in South Asia
the Sunuwar language. According to the 2001 census of Nepal, 17% of the tribe follow the Kirant religion and adopt the Mundhum (Kiranti) culture. The
Sunuwar_people
Chinese folktale about a snake husband
ISBN 978-4-86337-653-3. Ebert, K. 1994. The structure of Kiranti languages, comparative grammar and texts: Kiranti subordination in the South Asian areal context
The_King_of_the_Snakes
Assamese jaw harp
Assam, India. In Boro language, it is known as Gongina. Similar bamboo mouth harp is seen among other Sino-tibetan tribes like Kiranti people of Nepal, Bugun
Gogona
Communist party in Nepal
Samajbadi), CPN (Samyabadi), and the Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha led by Gopal Kiranti. The unification was completed by the Party Unification Coordination Committee
Nepali_Communist_Party
Tibetic peoples of the Transhimalayan region
to refer to various ethnic groups speaking Tibetic and Tibeto-Burman languages across the Transhimalayan borderlands dividing South Asia from Tibet.
Bhotiya
Place in Central, Nepal
Zone District Kathmandu District census Languages • Local Nepal Bhasa, Sherpa, Tamang, Gurung, Magar, Kiranti, Tibetan, Nepali • Official Nepali, Nepal
Dhumbarahi
groups that include the Tamang and the Gurung are largely Buddhist; the Kiranti groups that include the Rai and Limbu are largely animist followers of
Ethnic_groups_in_Bhutan
Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal and India
speak Thangmi. The Thangmi language seems to have many similarities with other languages in Nepal. For example, Barām, Kiranti and Newar. Studies from Konow
Thangmi_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Indonesia Sampang Regency, a regency of Indonesia Sampang language, a Kiranti (Sino-Tibetan) language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Sampang
Shamanic deities of the Tamang people of Nepal
same being. They are supernatural shamans of the forest. In the Nepali language, ban means "wilderness", jhākri means "shaman", and jhākrini means "shamaness"
Banjhakri_and_Banjhakrini
Grammatical distinction in pronouns and agreement
varies with the speaker's language background.). It is widespread in India, featuring in the Dravidian, Kiranti, and Munda languages, as well as in several
Clusivity
Ethnic group
Kumal language. According to the population census of 2011, 121,000 Kumals live in Nepal; there are 12,000 native speakers of the Kumal language. The 2011
Kumal_people
Topics referred to by the same term
Khaling may refer to: Khaling language, in Nepal and India Khaling people, a Kiranti ethnic group of Nepal Khaling, Bhutan, a town Khaling Gewog, the administrative
Khaling
Paruhang and Sumnima (Bantawa: पारुहाङ सुम्निमा) are the supreme deities in the indigenous spiritual tradition of the Kirat Rai people. Paruhang represents
Paruhang_and_Sumnima
Sacred rock in Province No. 1 of Nepal
March 2022. The book contains the mythology of Khuwalung in various Rai languages. In July 2022, a play titled Khuwalung: Dhunga ko Bato was performed in
Khuwalung
Ethnolinguistic group
Selected ethnic groups of Nepal; Bhotia, Sherpa, Thakali, Gurung, Kiranti/Kirat (Rai, Sunuwar, Yakkha, Limbu), Newari, Pahari, Tamang
Thakali_people
Village development committee in Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
Khiji or Khijee and Khichee (खिँजी-खिँचि) is same tone. Is Koich (Sunuwar language), 1. Khichi/khijee (खिँजी-खिँचि) Name of Father Koich(Sunuwar) सुनुवार
Khiji_Chandeshwari
Words indicating which object is being referred to
as a whole or only in part. The Eskimo–Aleut languages, and the Kiranti branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family are particularly well known for their
Demonstrative
Abugida used to write the Limbu language
Retrieved 5 September 2024. Sprigg, R. K. (1959). "Limbu books in the Kiranti Script". Akten des vierundzwanzigsten Internationalen Orientalisten-Kongresses
Limbu_script
Secondary student science competition
comparing verbal forms in Camling and Bantawa, languages from the Kiranti branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages, spoken in Nepal. The 23rd IOL was held from
International Linguistics Olympiad
International_Linguistics_Olympiad
State comprising multiple nations
Terai region. The people who speak Sino-Tibetan languages includes Tamang, Newari, Magar, Gurung, Kiranti and Sherpa ethnic groups in central and northern
Multinational_state
List of Asian ethnic groups
Abkhazians were deported to Turkey. Language family; with some exceptions, all speakers of the various languages within this family are typically seen
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Asia
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Asia
Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent
many groups that include Tamang and the Gurung are largely Buddhist; the Kiranti groups that include the Rai and Limbu are largely animist followers of
Lhotshampa_people
Lamellophone instrument
sustain. The binayo (Nepali: बिनायो बाजा) is a bamboo Jew's harp, in the Kiranti musical tradition from Malingo. It is popular in the Eastern Himalayan
Jew's_harp
Historical and mythological group of people from the Indian subcontinent
Sanskritization of a Tibeto-Burman tribal name, like that of Kirant or Kiranti of eastern Nepal. In the Periplus, the Kirata are called Kirradai, who
Kirata
1201–1779 ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley
seventeenth century, the mountain areas to the north of the valley and the Kiranti region to the east were the only areas that maintained traditional tribal
Malla_dynasty_(Nepal)
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