Mugali

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
lmh
Alternate Names
Lambicchhong, Lambicchong, Lambichhong, Lambichong, Lambitshong, Mugali-Ring, Muga·Yakkha
User Population

1,500 (2010 I. Rai), decreasing. Very few monolinguals.

Location

Kosi province: Dhankuta district, Pakhribas municipality, along Muga river.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Kiranti, Eastern
Dialects

Phangdhuwali (Phangduwali Mugali). Reportedly similar to Chhulung [cur], Belhariya [byw], and Chhintang [ctn].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; no gender; verbal affixation marks person and number; split ergativity; tense; no passives or voice; nontonal; 23 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes.

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Nepali [npi].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mugali
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.