ISO 639-3 · klekle
Sino-Tibetan family
Kulung
Kulung is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal and India. Wikidata describes it as “language of Nepal”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kle- Glottocode
kulu1253- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kulung |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kulung language, Kulung (Nepal) |
| Written in | Devanagari |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Kulung
The branches above Kulung, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
hinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalbhoBhojpuriIndo-European · 52.2 m4 · EducationalmaiMaithiliIndo-European · 34.1 m2 · ProvincialnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalawaAwadhiIndo-European · 22 m5 · DevelopingmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 mrwrMarwariIndo-European · 7.9 m5 · DevelopingsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationbodTibetanunclassified · 1.2 m2 · Provincial