ISO 639-3 · tijtij
Sino-Tibetan family
Tilung
Tilung is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tij- Glottocode
tilu1238- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tilung |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tilung language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Tilung
The branches above Tilung, 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