Tilung
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A language of Nepal
Alternate Names
Tiling, Tilling, Tilung Blama
User Population
20 (2015 SIL), decreasing.
Location
Kosi province: Khotang district, Halesi Tuwachung municipality, along Sunkosi river.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Dialects
Choskule, Dorunkecha. Choskule and Dorungkecha dialects may be related languages.
Typology
SOV; postpositions.
Language Use
Mixed use: Religion. Adults only, but mostly elderly. Shifting to Nepali [npi].
Geographically isolated community. Traditional religion, Hindu.