Khaling language
E573216
The Khaling language is a Kiranti Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Khaling ethnic group in eastern Nepal, noted for its complex verbal morphology and rich consonant system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kiranti language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khaling ethnic group ⓘ |
| family | Sino-Tibetan language family ⓘ |
| glottocode | khal1274 ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | ergative–absolutive tendencies ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
village-based varieties in Okhaldhunga
ⓘ
village-based varieties in Solukhumbu ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agreement with multiple arguments
ⓘ
complex syllable structure ⓘ complex verbal morphology ⓘ contrastive aspiration ⓘ ergative alignment patterns ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in pronouns ⓘ large consonant inventory ⓘ person-marking on verbs ⓘ prefixes and suffixes in verbal morphology ⓘ prenasalized stops ⓘ rich consonant system ⓘ stem alternations in verbs ⓘ tone-less phonology ⓘ verb-final word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polypersonal agreement ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | klr ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Rai languages
ⓘ
other Kiranti languages ⓘ |
| region |
Okhaldhunga District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Khaling people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Kiranti languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Kiranti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Nicholas Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibor Bodrogi NERFINISHED ⓘ various Tibeto-Burman linguists ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khaling community in Nepal ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk songs of Khaling people
ⓘ
oral tradition of Khaling people ⓘ ritual speech of Khaling people ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Devanagari script ⓘ |
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