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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: VAY
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | 1,500 (1974). |
| Region | Janakpur Zone, Ramechhap and Sindhuli districts, on the hills on both sides of the Sun Kosi River. |
| Alternate names | HAYU, VAYU, WAYO |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kham-Magar-Chepang-Sunwari, Chepang. |
| Comments | Different from Chepang. Now no monolingual children (Matisoff 1991). Hodgson said it was becoming extinct in the mid-19th century, but it has survived until the end of the 20th century (Michailovsky 1988). Now strong Nepali influences in phonology, lexicon, and grammar (J. Matisoff 1991). 1,000 to 1,500 meters. |
