Lohorung people

Lohorung
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Lohorung language
Religion
Kiratism, Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
kirati people
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Lohorung women in traditional costume at Kathmandu, Nepal


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.

  1. ^ "Conformity & sel-fexpression a study of the Lohorung kirat of East Nepal.Charlotte Elizabeth Hardman Phd thesis School of Oriential and Aferican Studies" (PDF).eprints.soas.ac.uk
  2. ^ "Lohorung | Himalayan Languages". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Sociolinguistic Survey of Lohorung". 28 January 2013.