Jerung language

Jerung
Native to	Nepal
Region	Janakpur Zone, Sagarmatha Zone
Native speakers	1,800 (2011 census)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Kiranti Western Chaurasiya Jerung
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`jee`
Glottolog	`jeru1240`^[2]

Jerung is a moribund Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. It is mutually intelligible with Wambule.

References

↑ Jerung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jerung". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Kiranti languages

Western	Thulung Wambule Jerung Khaling Dumi Koi Bahing Sunwar Vayu Tilung

Central	Kulung Nachhiring Sampang Saam Bantawa Puma Chamling Dungmali

Eastern	Yakkha Lumba-Yakkha Lambichhong Belhare Athpare Chintang Chulung Yamphu Lohorung Mewahang Waling? Limbu

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