 Showing on yellow colour traditional terrtitory of Lohorung linguistic Rai-Subgroup some areas of Sankhuwasabha District Eastern Nepal Province No. 1 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Lohorung language | |
| Religion | |
| Kiratism, Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Rai people |
Lohorung are a major subgroup of Rai people[1] and ethnic native people of eastern Nepal.[2][3] The Lohorung homeland is Sankhuwasabha district in the northern part of the Arun watershed, a tributary to the Koshi. At present they are found in eight other districts of Nepal: Ilam, Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. They also live in northeastern states of India: Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Kumai in West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam, and even Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom and United States.
The Lohorung language belongs to the Kiranti group of Sino-Tibetan languages. Lohorung Yakhkhaba Yuyong is a non-profit organization advocating for the Lohorung community. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The main festivals of Lohorung are Nwagi and Ikksammang.
Lohorung language
| cham | food, rice |
| khen | curry |
| yaa:-mi | people |
| pap-paa | grandfather |
| Maa:ma | grandmother |
| Appa | Father |
| Aama | mother |
| nana | elder sister/Younger auntie to Dad |
| Nusa | little sister |
| Demaa | Aunt elder to dad |
| Deppa | Uncle Elder to Dad |
| Babbang | Uncle younger to Dad |
| Bubu | Elder Brother |
| Nusa | Younger Brother |
| Ikssaba | solti |
| Iksama | soltini |
| Yessa / Yessama | Brothers children Son/ Daughter |
| Koyeng/Deppa | Mother's Brother |
| chang-chera/ Che | cloths |
| yowaa | water |
| Mik | Eyes |
| mii | fire |
| khoray | Cup |
| khapmee | flour |
| Pangke | Millet |
| Thiee/Deebu | locally brew wine |
| saa | meat |
| Saruwa | Lohorung Wine |
| Hopthiwa | Alcohol |
The different branch of Lohorung people
- Sibau
- Tingguwa
- Khaisong
- Chang-kha me
- Seppa
- Dingguwa
- Yangkhurung
- Lamsong
- Dekhim
- Biwa
- Biksik
- Lumben
- ketra
- yumpang
- Mikchereng
- Chaba
- Hanglengba
- yungbary(yungkhaba)
List of Lohorung villages
- Yaphudanda
- Khartuwa
- Pangma
- Heluwa
- Diding
- Dhupu
- Tallo Dhupu
- Malta
- Khandbari
- Ilam
- Dhankuta
- Letang
- Angla
- Dharan
- Itahari
- Kathmandu
- Yaphu
- Tumlingtar
- Num
- Hedangna
- Dharampur, Jhapa
- Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Kumai of India
- Samtse, Chukha of Bhutan
This essay is also found in the spoken version of '
See also
- Other Worlds: Notions of Self and Emotion among the Lohorung Rai a non-fiction social sciences book by Charlotte Hardman about the Lohorung people
- Rai people Kirati Ethnolinguistic Group In Nepal & Indian State of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kumai Region of West Bengal.
References
- ↑ "Conformity & sel-fexpression a study of the Lohorung Rai of East Nepal.Charlotte Elizabeth Hardman Phd thesis School of Oriential and Aferican Studies" (PDF).eprints.soas.ac.uk
- ↑ "Lohorung | Himalayan Languages". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ↑ "Sociolinguistic Survey of Lohorung". 28 January 2013.