Thulung language

Thulung or Thulung luwa (थुलुङ लुवा) is a Kirati languages or Thulung language spoken in parts of Nepal and Sikkim. Thangmi - Thangmi, also known as Thami or Thulung, is a Sino-Tibetan language that was traditionally spoken in eastern Nepal. While Thangmi is not entirely extinct, it is considered highly endangered, with very few speakers remaining.

Thulung थुलुङ
Region	Nepal, India
Native speakers	21,000 (2011)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti Kirati Western Thulung थुलुङ
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tdh
Glottolog	thul1246
ELP	Thulung

References

1. Thulung थुलुङ at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  

Sources

• Lahaussois, Aimée (2002). Aspects of the Grammar of Thulung Rai: An Endangered Himalayan Language (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Berkeley.

• Nishi 西, Yoshio 義郎 (1989c). "トゥルン語" [Thulung, Thulunge, Thulungye, (LSI) Thūlung, Thulung Rai; Deusali]. In 亀井 Kamei, 孝 Takashi; 河野 Kōno, 六郎 Rokurō; 千野 Chino, 栄一 Eichi (eds.). 三省堂言語学大辞典 The Sanseido Encyclopaedia of Linguistics (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: 三省堂 Sanseido Press. pp. 1269a–1278b. ISBN 4385152160.

External links

• Allen, N.J. Sketch of Thulung Grammar: with three texts and a glossary. Cornell East Asia Series. Ithaca, New York, 1975. (Full text.)