Khaling language
| Khaling | |
|---|---|
| खालिङ (khāliṅ) | |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Solukhumbu and Khotang districts |
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Native speakers
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15,000 in Nepal (2011 census) unknown number in India |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | khal1275 |
Khaling is a Kiranti language spoken in Solukhumbu district, Nepal and in India. It is one of the few Kiranti languages with tonal contrasts. Khaling has approximately 15,000 speakers and is therefore considered a vulnerable language. Khaling has a complex system of stem alternations: as many as 10 distinct stems have to be posited for a word (Jacques et al. 2012). Khaling is very unusual in having an auditory demonstrative (see Jacques and Lahaussois 2014). Khaling is also known as Rai, Khalinge Rai, Khael Bra, and Khael Baat.
Khaling is still being acquired by children who live in Khaling-speaking areas, as well as non-Khaling children who happen to live in that area.
Khaling is spoken in the following VDC's of Nepal (Ethnologue).
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