Thulung language

Thulung थुलुङ
Region	Nepalनेपाल, Indiaभारत
Native speakers	21,000 in Nepal (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakirati Kirati Western Midwestern Thulung थुलुङ
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tdh
Glottolog	thul1246
ELP	Thulung

Thulung or Thulung luwa थुलुङ लुवा is a Kirati किराती language spoken in parts of Nepal and Sikkim. It is also known as Thulunge Rai, Thulu Luwa, Thulung La, Thulung Jemu, Toaku Lwa.

Grammar

Thulung has subject-object-verb word order and does not use grammatical number. Like many SOV languages, it uses postpositions, genitives before nouns, and case suffixes. Thulung also places demonstratives and numerals before nouns.

Vocabulary

जाम(Jaam)	food, rice
केकु(Keku)	curry
म्युच्यु(Mychyu)	people
बेबे(Bebe)	grandfather
मिमी(Mimi)	grandmother
पाप(Papa)	Father
माम(Maam)	Food
नानी(nani)	(दिदी)elder sister
सानी(Sani)	(बैनी)little sister
युम्पी(Yumpi)	(कान्छ)little sister
निनी(Ninee)	Aunt elder to dad
देब्दे(debde)	Uncle Elder to Dad
चिसा(chisa)	Uncle younger to Dad
वाआ(Waa)	Elder Brother
लक/ल्वाक(Lwak)	Younger Brother
रिवा(Riwa)	solti
रिमे(Rime)	soltini
वान्च्यो(Wanchyo)	solti/soltini
कुकु(Kuku)	Mother's Brother
खौलुङ/सोजाम(Khaulung/Sozam)	money
य(Ye)	cloths
कु(Ku)	water
मु(Mu)	fire
फुल(phul)	flour
बुङ्मा(bungma)	flower
लिसेर(Liser)	Millet
हेङ्मा(Hengma)	locally brew wine
स्यो(Syo)	meat

Geographical distribution

Thulung is spoken in the following locations of Nepal, all of which are located in Province No. 1 (Ethnologue).

• Southeastern Solukhumbu District: Deusa, Lokhim, Mukli, Jubu, Tingla, Salyan, Panchan, and Necha VDC's
• Khotang District: Salle, Jaleswori, Maheswori VDC's
• Okhaldhunga District: Kuibhir VDC (in 6 or 7 villages)
• Bhojpur District, Kosi Zone: 1 village
• West of the slopes’ highest ridges to Dudhkosi, north of Nechedanda and Halesidanda ranges, east of upper Solu River, and south of the Kakukhola and the confluence of Ingkhukhola and Dudhkosi

References

• Lahaussois, Aimée (2002). Aspects of the Grammar of Thulung Rai: An Endangered Himalayan Language (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Berkeley. {{cite thesis}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Nishi 西, Yoshio 義郎 (1989c). "トゥルン語" [Thulung, Thulunge, Thulungye, (LSI) Thūlung, Thulung Rai; Deusali]. In 亀井 Kamei, 孝 Takashi; 河野 Kōno, 六郎 Rokurō; 千野 Chino, 栄一 Eichi (eds.). 三省堂言語学大辞典 The Sanseido Encyclopaedia of Linguistics (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: 三省堂 Sanseido Press. pp. 1269a–1278b. ISBN 4385152160.

External links

• Allen, N.J. Sketch of Thulung Grammar: with three texts and a glossary. Cornell East Asia Series. Ithaca, New York, 1975. (Full text.)