Lorung, Northern
A language of Nepal
| Population | 3,750 (2007), decreasing. |
| Region | Koshi zone, middle Sankhuwasabha District, between middle Arun Valley and the Sabhakhola. |
| Language map |
Eastern Nepal, reference number 77 |
| Alternate names | Lohorong, Lohrung, Lohrung Khanawa |
| Dialects | Biksit (Bikshi). A Rai group. Related to Yamphu [ybi], Yamphe [yma], Southern Lorung [lrr], and Yakha [ybh]. Ethnic subgroups are Kipa and Loke Lorung, but they do not appear to speak different dialects. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern |
| Language use | Medium or high degree of retention of L1 assumed, in all areas except Biksit (Winter 1991). |
| Comments | Agriculturalists; pastoralists. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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