Native speakers 1,400 (2011 census) | ISO 639-3 tij | |
Language family Sino-TibetanMahakiranti ?KirantiWesternTilung Dialects ChoskuleDorungkechaTilung proper | ||
Tilung is a moribund Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. It is mutually intelligible with Wambule. The Choskule and Dorungkecha "dialects" may be related languages.
Locations
Tilung is spoken in Chyasmitar VDC, southern Khotang District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal (Ethnologue). It is located on the ranks of the Sunkosi River bank, on the last ridge of the Halesi Range.
References
Tilung language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA