Lingkhim

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
lii
Alternate Names
Limkhim, Lingkhim Kulung, Lingkhim Rai, Linkhim, Saam
Population

97 (2001 census).

Location

Mechi Zone, Ilam district, Phikkal VDC.

Language Status

Unattested.

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Kiranti, Eastern
Language Use

May have shifted to Bantawa [<a href=show_language.asp?code=bap>bap</a>] (Hansson 1991).

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

Little information exists to support Lingkhim’s identification as a distinct language. It may be a part of Saam [raq] (Hansson 1988:20–21; Hansson 1991:61, 85). The 2001 census reports 97 speakers of Lingkhim. Van Driem (2001:704) points out that Limkhim is a village in northern Bhojpur district, suggesting that this is an alternate name for Saam.