Nachhiring language

Kiranti language spoken in Nepal
Nachhiring
Native toNepal
RegionRakha Bangdel, Badel, para, Khotang District, Koshi Province
EthnicityKirat Nachhiring
Native speakers
10,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Mahakiranti (?)
      • Kiranti
        • Central
          • Khambu
            • Nachhiring
Language codes
ISO 639-3ncd
Glottolognach1240
ELPNachering

Nachhiring is a Kirati language spoken mostly in the eastern hills of Nepal. It not merges into Kulung in the north and Sampang in the south. A follower of the Nachiring sub-caste

Dapsnu (Samei) of Kirat Nachiring sub-caste (Pacha) Kirat Nachiring sub-caste has 110 (Samei) as found through research so far. We have 110 sub-caste of the Nachiring community. E.g. Hamele, Sibirikhu, Kubiti, Temsu others.[2]

Names

The name can also be spelled Nachering, Nachhereng, Nacchhering, Nasring "Bangdel". "Bangdale" is a tribal name. Ethnologue lists the alternate names Bangdale, Bangdel Tûm, Bangdile, Mathsereng, Nacchhering, Nacering Ra, Nachering Tûm, Nachiring, Nasring, Nasru Bhra.

Geographical distribution

Nachering is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).

  • Upper northeastern Khotang District, Koshi Province (in the Lidim Khola river slopes area near Rawakhola valley, headwaters and tributaries to southern Aiselukharke): Rakha, Bangdel, Dipsun, Para, Badel, Patel, Bakachol, and Aiselukharka VDC's
  • Solukhumbu District: Waddu and Sotang VDC's

Grollmann (2018:2) reports that Nachiring is spoken in the villages of Aiselukharka, Hume, Para, Bakachol, Badel, Bangdel, Rakha, and Sumtel. It is not spoken anymore by ethnic Nachiring people living in Dharapani, Dipsun, and Dimma villages.

References

  1. ^ Nachhiring at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ https://www.nachhiring.org.np/feature/paxa/
  • Grollmann, Selin. 2018. A first field report on Nachiring (Kiranti). Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 17(1): 1–18.
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