Alternate Names: Chhiling, Chhilling, Chholung, Chhûlûng Rûng, Chiling, Chulung, Chülüng
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,050 (2011 census), decreasing. L1 speakers dwindling (Van Driem 2007).
Language Use: Home; mixed use: Friends, religion, work. Older adults and elderly. Some use among children, adolsecents, and young adults. Also use Bantawa [bap], Nepali [npi].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; verbal affixation marks person and number; tense; nontonal.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Traditional religion.