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
| Nachhiring | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Rakha Bangdel, Badel, para, Khotang District, Koshi Province |
| Ethnicity | Kirat Nachhiring |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ncd |
| Glottolog | nach1240 |
| ELP | Nachering |
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.[2]
Names
editThe 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
editNachering is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).
- Upper northeastern Khotang District, Koshi Province (in the Lidim Khola river slopes area near Rawakhola valley, headwaters and tributaries to southern Aiselukharke): Rakha, Bangdel, Dipsun, Para, Badel, Patel, Bakachol, and Aiselukharka VDC's
- Solukhumbu District: 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
edit- ^ Nachhiring at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ https://www.nachhiring.org.np/feature/paxa/ [bare URL]
- Grollmann, Selin. 2018. A first field report on Nachiring (Kiranti). Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 17(1): 1–18.
