Lorung, Southern
A language of Nepal
| Population | 1,250 (2007). |
| Region | Koshi zone, Dhankuta District, south of the Tamorkhola, between the Jaruwakhola east and the Raghuwkhola west, Bodhe, Maunabuduke, and Rajarani panchayats. |
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Eastern Nepal, reference number 97 |
| Alternate names | Lohorong, Lohrung, Lohrung Khap, Lohrung Khate, Yakkhaba Lorung |
| Dialects | Gess. A Rai group. Related to Yamphu [ybi], Yamphe [yma], Northern Lorung [lbr], and Yakha [ybh]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern |
| Comments | Sometimes incorrectly called ‘Yakkha’. Agriculturalists; pastoralists. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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