Mugali

LMH

shifting

Alternate Names: Lambicchong, Lambichhong, Lambichong, Lambitshong, Phangduwali Mugali

Dialects: Phangdhuwali. Reportedly similar to Chhulung ,, Belhariya ,, and Chhintang ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 1,500 (2010 I. Rai), decreasing. Very few monolinguals.

Language Use: Older adults and elderly.

Typology: SOV; postpositions; no gender; verbal affixation marks person and number; split ergativity; tense; no passives or voice; nontonal; 23 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Nepal

Other Comments: Traditional religion.