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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Nepal > Chukwa

Chukwa

A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3cuw

Population  100 (Winter 1991).
Region  Koshi zone, Bhojpur District, Kulung Panchayat.
Language map  Eastern Nepal, reference number 21
Alternate names   Cukwa Ring, Pohing, Pohing Kha
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern
Language use  Also use Nepali [nep].
Comments  Linguistically between Kulung-Nachering-Sangpang and Meohang-Saam. Nearly extinct.