The Mahakiranti, or Maha-Kiranti, languages were a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages, consisting of the Kiranti languages and neighboring languages thought to be closely related to them. Researchers disagreed on which languages belonged in Mahakiranti, or even whether Mahakiranti was a valid group. The group was originally proposed by George van Driem, who retracted his proposal in 2004 after a field study in Bhutan.
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RegionNepal and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong) 2 Proto-Language StatusProposed by George van Driem, retracted in 2004 2 Browse and compare
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1. Glottolog: Mahakiranti (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 43
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Mahakiranti languages - Wikipedia
Infobox, Geographic distribution
Geographic distribution: Nepal and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong)
Introduction
The group was originally proposed by George van Driem, who retracted his proposal in 2004 after a field study in Bhutan.
View the SourceWikidata: Mahakiranti languages
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