Nachhiring language explained

Nachhiring
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Region:Rakha Bangdel, Badel, para, Khotang District, Koshi Province
Ethnicity:Kirat Nachhiring
Speakers:10,000
Date:2011 census
Ref:e18
Fam2:Tibeto-Burman
Fam3:Mahakiranti (?)
Fam4:Kiranti
Fam6:Khambu
Iso3:ncd
Glotto:nach1240
Glottorefname:Nachering
States:Nepal

Nachhiring is a Kirati language spoken mostly in the eastern hills of Nepal. It not merges into Kulung in the north and Sampang in the south. A follower of the Nachiring sub-caste

Dapsnu (Samei) of Kirat Nachiring sub-caste (Pacha) Kirat Nachiring sub-caste has 110 (Samei) as found through research so far. We have 110 sub-caste of the Nachiring community. E.g. Hamele, Sibirikhu, Kubiti, Temsu others.[1]

Names

The name can also be spelled Nachering, Nachhereng, Nacchhering, Nasring "Bangdel". "Bangdale" is a tribal name. Ethnologue lists the alternate names Bangdale, Bangdel Tûm, Bangdile, Mathsereng, Nacchhering, Nacering Ra, Nachering Tûm, Nachiring, Nasring, Nasru Bhra.

Geographical distribution

Nachering is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).

Waddu and Sotang VDC's

Grollmann (2018:2) reports that Nachiring is spoken in the villages of Aiselukharka, Hume, Para, Bakachol, Badel, Bangdel, Rakha, and Sumtel. It is not spoken anymore by ethnic Nachiring people living in Dharapani, Dipsun, and Dimma villages.

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nachhiring.org.np/feature/paxa/