Also Known As:
Rai, Kaling, Khalinge Rai, Khael Bra, Khael Baat
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
This study paints a picture of the daily life of people living in Khatsap, Nepal
This document provides an analysis of Kiranti Languages, including Khaling.
This is an audio of a song being sung in Khaling, a language native to Nepal.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Jacques, Guillaume and Lahaussois, Aimée and Michailovsky, Boyd and Rai, Dhan Bahadur. 2012. An overview of Khaling verbal morphology. Language and Linguistics 13. 1095-1170.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Jacques, Guillaume and Lahaussois, Aimée and Michailovsky, Boyd and Rai, Dhan Bahadur. 2012. An overview of Khaling verbal morphology. Language and Linguistics 13. 1095-1170.