Alternate Names: Khaling Kura
Dialects: Northern Khaling, Southern Khaling. Reporteldy most similar to Dumi , and Koi ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 14,500 in Nepal (2011 census), decreasing. 0 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 20,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, religion; mixed use: Friends, work. Young adults and older. Some use among children and adolescents. Positive attitudes. Most also use Nepali [npi]. Older women are less bilingual and may comprehend Nepali minimally. Also use Lhomi [lhm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20% Nepali [npi]. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible: 2011.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; content q-word initial; no noun classes or genders; 1 prefix, up to 2 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; verbal affixation marks person and number of subject—obligatory; ergative; causatives; comparatives; passives and voice; CV, V, CCCV; nontonal; 23 consonant and 9 vowel phonemes.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.