Mewahang language

Meohang
Mewahang
Native to	Nepal
Region	Koshi Zone
Ethnicity	Rai
Native speakers	4,700 (2011 census)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Kiranti Eastern Upper Arun Meohang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `emg` – Eastern `raf` – Western
Glottolog	`mewa1252`^[2]

Mewahang (Meohang), or Newahang, is a Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The eastern and western dialects are structurally distinct.

References

↑ Eastern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Western at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Mewahang". 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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