Kulung language (Nepal)

Kulung
Kulung
kulu riŋ
Native to	Nepal and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong)
Native speakers	33,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Mahakiranti (?) Kiranti Central Khambu Kulung; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Chukwa;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kle – inclusive code; Individual code:; cuw – Chukwa
Glottolog	kulu1253 Kulung; chuk1270 Chukwa
ELP	Kulung (Nepal)
	Chukwa

Kulung (autonym: Kulu riŋ, [kulu rɪŋ]) is one of the Rai languages; it is spoken by an estimated 33,000 people. Van Driem (2001) includes Chukwa as a dialect.

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