Koi language

Kohi
Region	Nepal
Native speakers	1,300 (2011 census)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Kiranti Western Upper Dudhkosi Kohi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kkt`
Glottolog	`koii1238`^[2]

Kohi (or Koyi) is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Kiranti languages spoken in the Khotang district of Nepal. Like other Kiranti languages, it displays a fairly complex system of person-marking and stem alternations. No full description of this language exists, but Lahaussois provides some grammatical information, and stories have been archived at the Lacito Archive.

References

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

Bibliography

Lahaussois, Aimée. 2009. 'Koyi Rai: An Initial Grammatical Sketch.' Himalayan Linguistics Archive 4. 1-33.
http://lacito.vjf.cnrs.fr/archivage/languages/Koyi_Rai.htm

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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