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

Lambichhong

A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3lmh

Population  500 (Winter 1991).
Region  Arun River east bank, between Mugakhola and Sinuwakhola; Koshi zone, Dhankuta District, Muga and Pakhribas panchayats.
Language map  Eastern Nepal, reference number 56
Alternate names   Lambicchong, Lambichong, Lambitshong
Dialects  Ethnically related to the Bantawa.
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern
Language use  Shifting to Bantawa_bap (Bradley 1996).
Comments  Sometimes incorrectly called ‘Mugali’ or ‘Yakkha’.