Lohorung people
Lohorung are a janajati or ethnic native people of eastern Nepal.[1][2] 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 and Kalimpong in West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam, and even Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom and United States.
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Lohorung language | |
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Hinduism, Buddhism |
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.
Lohorung language
cham | food, rice |
khen | curry |
yap-me | people |
pop-paa | grandfather |
mapma | grandmother |
Appa | Father |
Aama | mother |
nana | elder sister |
simmaa | little sister |
Themaa | Aunt elder to dad |
Thebaa | Uncle Elder to Dad |
Babbang | Uncle younger to Dad |
Bubu | Elder Brother |
Nusa | Younger Brother |
Ikssaba | solti |
Iksama | soltini |
Yessa / Yessama | Brothers children Son/ Daughter |
Kwaang | Mother's Brother |
sag-chang | money |
chang-chera | cloths |
yowaa | water |
mii | fire |
khoray | Cup |
khapmee | flour |
bangay | Millet |
Thiee | locally brew wine |
saa | meat |
The different branch of Lohorung people
- Khaisong
- Chang-kha me
- Seppa
- Dingguwa
- Yangkhurung
- Lamsong
- Dekhim
- Biwa
- Biksik
- Lumben
- ketra
- yamphu
- Mikchereng
- Chaba
- Hanglengba
List of Lohorung villages
- Yaphudanda
- Khartuwa
- Pangma
- Heluwa
- Diding
- Dhupu
- Tallo Dhupu
- Malta
- Khandbari
- Ilam
- Dhankuta
- Letang
- Angla
- Dharan
- Itahari
- Kathmandu
- Yaphu
- Tumlingtar
- Num
- Hedangna
- Dharampur, Jhapa
- Darjeeling india
This essay is also found in the spoken version of
See also
- Other Worlds: Notions of Self and Emotion among the Lohorung Rai a non-fiction social sciences book by Charlotte Hardman about the Lohorung people
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/51652