Mewahang, Eastern

EMG

threatened

Alternate Names: Eastern Meohang, Mewahang, Newahang, Newahang Jimi, Newang, Newange Rai

Dialects: Dibum, Mulgaon-Wangtang, Sunsari. Structurally different from Western Mewahang ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Himalayan
Kiranti
Eastern

Demographics: 4,650 all Mewahang (2011 census). Almost no monolinguals. Ethnic population: 3,000.

Language Use: Shifting to Nepali [npi]. Home, religion; mixed use: Friends, work. Older adults and elderly. Some use among children, adolescents, and young adults. Also use Kulung [kle], Lohorung [lbr], Nepali [npi].

Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary.

Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head final; verbal affixation marks person and number; tense and aspect.

Writing System: Devanagari

Nation of Origin: Nepal

Other Comments: The language is regarded as a dialect of Western Mewahang ,. Traditional religion, Hindu.