Language Family

Kiranti languages

Eurasian Language Families

The Kiranti languages are a major family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India by the Kirati people.

Facts

Region

Eastern Nepal and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Bhutan) 2

Proto-Language Status

Proto-Kiranti reconstructed by Michailovsky (1991) and Starostin (1994) 2

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Classification Confidence

Established 1

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Number of Languages

29 1

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Sources

1. Glottolog: Kiranti (languoid record)

Glottolog

Languoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 29
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"

2. Kiranti languages (Wikipedia)

Lead section
The Kiranti languages are a major family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India (notably Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Bhutan) by the Kirati people.
Proto-Kiranti
Research on proto-Kiranti includes work on phonology and comparative morphology by George van Driem, reconstructions by Michailovsky (1991) and Sergei Starostin 1994.

Wikidata: Kiranti languages

Wikidata Q922148, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)

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