Chhulung

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chhiling, Chhilling, Chholung, Chhûlûng Rûng, Chiling, Chulung, Chülüng

Population

2,250, all users. L1 users: 2,050 (2011 census), decreasing. L1 speakers dwindling (Van Driem 2007). L2 users: 200 (2011 census).

Location

Kosi zone: Dhankuta district, Ankhisalla VDC.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.

Classification

Typology

SOV; postpositions; verbal affixation marks person and number; tense; nontonal.

Language Use

Home; mixed use: Friends, religion, work. Some young people, all adults. Also use Bantawa [bap], Nepali [npi].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.