Khaling language

Khaling is a Kiranti language spoken in Solukhumbu district, Nepal and Sikkim, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong in India. It is one of the few Kiranti languages with tonal contrasts, which are of secondary origin.
Khaling has approximately 15,000 speakers and is therefore considered a vulnerable language. Khaling has a complex system of stem alternations: as many as 10 distinct stems have to be posited for a word. Khaling is very unusual in having an auditory demonstrative. Khaling is also known as Rai, Khalinge Rai, Khael Bra, and Khael Baat.

General information

Khaling is still being acquired by children who live in Khaling-speaking areas, as well as non-Khaling children who happen to live in that area.

Geographical distribution

Khaling is spoken in the following VDC's of Nepal.

Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1: Kanku, Basa, Waku, Buksa, Jubing, Pawai and Phuleli villages
Khotang District, Province No. 1: Buipa Fuleli and Kharmi villages
Udayapur District, Province No. 1: Triyuga Municipality Gaighat, Basaha, Belter, Rampur city.
Sankhuwasabha District, Province No. 1: Tungkhaling village
Sunsari District, Province No. 1: Dharan
Ilam District, Province No. 1: Pang, Sumbek, and Mai Pokhari villages

Phonology

Vowels

Khaling language has rising-falling is denoted by using / ः/ while using Devanagari script.
/ʌ/ and /oɔ/ do not appear as long vowels.
Long vowels are denoted by ⟨ऽ⟩.

Consonants

Glotta stop is one of the consonants of Koyu/Koyee language which is represent by using.
To write Khaling language Devanagari lipi or Kirat Sirijungga lipi is used.