Nachhiring language

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Nachhiring
Native toNepal
RegionRakha Bangdel, Badel, para, Khotang District, Koshi Province
EthnicityKirat Nachhiring
Native speakers
10,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ncd
Glottolognach1240

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).

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/ [bare URL]