Lohorung people

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Lohorung
Showing on yellow colour traditional terrtitory of Lohorung linguistic Kirati -Subgroup some areas of Sankhuwasabha District Eastern Nepal Province No. 1
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Lohorung language
Religion
Kiratism, Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
kirati people
Lohorung women in traditional costume at Kathmandu, Nepal
A Lohorung girl at Kathmandu

Lohorung are a major subgroup of kirati people[1] and ethnic native people of eastern Nepal.[2][3] The Lohorung homeland is Sankhuwasabha district in the northern part of the Arun watershed, a tributary to the Koshi. At present they are found in eight other districts of Nepal: Ilam, Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. They also live in northeastern states of India: Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Kumai in West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam, and even Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom and United States.

The Lohorung language belongs to the Kiranti group of Sino-Tibetan languages. Lohorung Yakhkhaba Yuyong is a non-profit organization advocating for the Lohorung community. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The main festivals of Lohorung are Nwagi and Ikksammang.

Lohorung language[edit]

cham food, rice
khen curry
yaa:-mi people
pap-paa grandfather
Maa:ma grandmother
Appa Father
Aama mother
nana elder sister/Younger auntie to Dad
Nusa little sister
Demaa Aunt elder to dad
Deppa Uncle Elder to Dad
Babbang Uncle younger to Dad
Bubu Elder Brother
Nusa Younger Brother
Ikssaba solti
Iksama soltini
Yessa / Yessama Brothers children Son/ Daughter
Koyeng/Deppa Mother's Brother
chang-chera/ Che cloths
yowaa water
Mik Eyes
mii fire
khoray Cup
khapmee flour
Pangke Millet
Thiee/Deebu locally brew wine
saa meat
Saruwa Lohorung Wine
Hopthiwa Alcohol
Yang Money

The different branch of Lohorung people[edit]

  1. Sibau
  2. Tingguwa
  3. Khaisong
  4. Chang-kha me
  5. Seppa
  6. Dingguwa
  7. Yangkhurung
  8. Lamsong
  9. Dekhim
  10. Biwa
  11. Biksik
  12. Lumben
  13. ketra
  14. yumpang
  15. Mikchereng
  16. Chaba
  17. Hanglengba
  18. yungbary(yungkhaba)

List of Lohorung villages[edit]

This essay is also found in the spoken version of '

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conformity & sel-fexpression a study of the Lohorung kirat of East Nepal.Charlotte Elizabeth Hardman Phd thesis School of Oriential and Aferican Studies" (PDF).eprints.soas.ac.uk
  2. ^ "Lohorung | Himalayan Languages". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  3. ^ "Sociolinguistic Survey of Lohorung". 28 January 2013.

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