Chhulung

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Chhilling, Chholung, Chhûlûng Rûng, Chiling, Chulung, Chülüng
Population

1,310 (2001 census), decreasing. L1 speakers dwindling (Van Driem 2007).

Location

Koshi Zone, Dhankuta district, Ankhisalla VDC.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized nationality (2002, NFDIN Act, No. 20, Section 2C), Rai nationality.

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Kiranti, Eastern
Typology

SOV; postpositions; verbal affixation marks person and number; tense; nontonal

Language Use

Home; mixed use: Friends, religion, work. Older adults and elderly. Some use among children, adolsecents, and young adults. Also use Nepali [npi] or Bantawa [bap].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chhulung
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.