Lohorung language

Lohorung
Loharung
Native to	Nepal
Region	Koshi Zone
Ethnicity	Lohorung (Kirati)
Native speakers	6,200 with Southern Yamphu (2011)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Kiranti Eastern Upper Arun Lohorung
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:  – Northern  – Southern
Glottolog	nort2727  Northern sout2734  Southern

Lohorung, also spelled Lorung, Lohrung or Loharung, is a Kiranti language of eastern Nepal. It has been described by George van Driem.

Southern Lorung is also considered to be Southern Yamphu. These varieties are all closely related.

Lohorung is spoken between the middle Arun valley and the Sabhakhola in central Sankhuwasabha District, Kosi Zone, in the villages of Pangma, Angala, Higuwa, Khorande, Bardeu, Gairiaula, Malta, Sitalpati, and Dhupu (Ethnologue).

Southern Yamphu (Southern Lohorung) is spoken in Bodhe, Mounabudhuk, Bhedetar, and Rajaran villages in Dhankuta District, Kosi Zone (Ethnologue). It is also spoken in Devitar and Matsya Pokhari villages, northern Sankhuwasabha District, which are located south of the Tamorkhola, east of the Jaruwakhola and west of the Raghuwkhola. Dialects are Gessa and Yamphe (also known as Newahang Yamphe, Yakkhaba, Yakkhaba Khap, Yamphe Kha).

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