BAHING: a language of Nepal

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: RAR

ISO 639-2: sit

Population 7,000 to 10,000 (1991 W. Winter). 
Region Sagarmatha Zone, Okhaldunga District, south of the Solu River in the Nachedanda ranges, east of the Melung River to the Thatan River and its tributaries in the west.
Alternate names   RUMDALI, BAINGE RAI, BAING, BAYING, BAYUNG, BAHING LO, BAYUNG LO
Dialects NAMBER SACHA, ROKHUNG, KHALING, BANENGE, DOBO LO, PROCA LO.
Classification Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kham-Magar-Chepang-Sunwari, Sunwari.
Comments The Khaling dialect of Bahing is distinct from the Khaling language. More homogenous than most Kiranti languages. Related to Sunwar. Agriculturalists, pastoralists.

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