Kulung language
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The Kulung language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Kulung people of eastern Nepal, belonging to the Kiranti branch and known for its complex verbal morphology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kiranti language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Central Kiranti subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| documentedBy | field linguists working on Kiranti languages ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kulung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | kulu1256 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kulung Kha
ⓘ
Kulung Khambu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulungke ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
case marking on nouns ⓘ complex verbal morphology ⓘ evidentiality contrasts ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in pronouns ⓘ number marking on verbs ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ rich agreement morphology ⓘ verb-final word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalAlignment | ergative–absolutive tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
contrastive tone (reported for some Kiranti languages; status in Kulung described as limited or marginal) ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation |
bilingualism with Nepali
ⓘ
intergenerational transmission under pressure ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | kle ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Kiranti linguistic area ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Bantawa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamling language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sampang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Thulung language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bhojpur District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sankhuwasabha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kulung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kiranti branch ⓘ |
| subjectTo | language shift to Nepali ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication within Kulung communities
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kulung community schools (to a limited extent) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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