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193:. Jerung is spoken by more than 2,000 people living in Okhalḍhuṅgā and Sindhulī districts of eastern Nepal. Gerd Hanßon (1991) claims that there are three to four dialects of Jerung: Madhavpur, Balkhu-Sisneri, and Ratnawati (Sindhuli). However, according to Opgenort's (2005) consultants, there are only two major dialects: a northern dialect, which is spoken in
189:. The native language consultants whom Opgenort (2005) consulted, preferred the term ‘Jero’ to designate the language. The term ‘Jerung’, by contrast, is a toponym used in the names of several villages within the language area as well as the name of a village in the Wambule-speaking area. The Jerung language is mutually intelligible with
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1496:Categories
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743:Tangkhulic
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287:Ethnologue
269:References
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105:Chaurasiya
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1149:Proto-Min
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951:(possible
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653:and Indo-
568:Arunachal
555:Himalayas
530:Tandrange
497:Chepangic
428:Dhimalish
362:Himalayas
151:Glottolog
135:ISO 639-3
51:Ethnicity
1386:Mewahang
1381:Lohorung
1366:Chintang
1335:Dungmali
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954:isolates
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849:Cai–Long
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553:Eastern
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366:Himachal
360:Western
354:branches
236:Mohantar
158:jeru1240
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1361:Athpare
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1310:Sampang
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1254:Khaling
1244:Wambule
1239:Thulung
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949:Dubious
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891:Qiangic
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829:Karenic
823:Nungish
803:Sinitic
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651:Myanmar
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402:Newaric
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254:Maulang
232:Sunkosi
228:Bahadur
191:Wambule
183:Kiranti
102:Western
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1404:Dhimal
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1351:Yakkha
1300:Kulung
1284:Tilung
1274:Sunwar
1269:Bahing
1249:Jerung
1042:Milang
996:Puroik
980:Mijiic
904:Ersuic
855:Caijia
771:Konyak
737:Meitei
641:Chamdo
578:Bodish
564:Bhutan
510:Bhujel
457:Lepcha
448:Lhokpu
434:Dhimal
379:Sikkim
282:Jerung
179:Jerung
171:Jerung
109:Jerung
37:Region
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1447:This
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1216:Limbu
973:Hruso
869:Luren
843:Kathu
817:Tujia
705:Taman
676:Mruic
663:Karbi
604:Basum
560:Tibet
482:Magar
408:Newar
375:Nepal
187:Nepal
31:Nepal
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1409:Toto
1325:Puma
1315:Saam
1279:Vayu
1259:Dumi
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792:and
790:East
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717:Naga
635:Tani
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