Jerung language
| Jerung | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Janakpur Zone, Sagarmatha Zone |
Native speakers | 1,800 (2011 census)[1] |
|
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
jee |
| Glottolog |
jeru1240[2] |
Jerung is a moribund Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. It is mutually intelligible with Wambule. Dialects are Madhavpur, Balkhu-Sisneri, and Ratnawati (Sindhuli).
Geographical distribution
Jerung is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).
- Sindhuli District, Janakpur Zone: Bahadur Khola west bank villages, Sunkosi River south to Mohangar village (Southern dialect)
- Okhaldhunga District, Sagarmatha Zone: Maulang Khola river area, north of the Sunkosi River (Northern dialect)
References
- ↑ Jerung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Jerung". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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