- The
Mahakiranti or Maha-Kiranti ('Greater Kiranti')
languages are a
proposed intermediate level of
classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages, consisting...
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Driem had
formerly proposed that the
Kiranti languages were part of a
Mahakiranti family,
although specialists are not
completely certain of
either the...
- Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-12062-4. van Driem,
George (2003). "
Mahakiranti revisited:
Mahakiranti or Newaric?" (PDF). In Kansakar, Tej Ratna; Turin, Mark (eds...
- ****i-Chin, Tangkhul, Zeme, Angami–Pochuri and
Meitei Western: Gongduk, 'Ole,
Mahakiranti, Lepcha, Kham–Magaric–Chepang, Tamangic, and
Lhokpu Karenic Jingpho–Konyak–Bodo...
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Lepcha language as a
third branch. He
unites these at a
higher level with
Mahakiranti as Himalayish. Van
Driem (2001)
notes that the Bodish, West Himalayish...
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closely related to Baram–Thangmi. They were
formerly classified as part of
Mahakiranti by
George van
Driem (2001), who
later retracted the
hypothesis in van...
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often classified as part of the
Mahakiranti family, and Van
Driem (2001)
proposes that they are
close relatives of
Mahakiranti.
Several neighboring languages...
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speakers 10,000 (2011 census)
Language family Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman
Mahakiranti (?)
Kiranti Central Khambu Nachhiring Language codes ISO 639-3 ncd Glottolog...
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affiliation spoken in Nepal. They are
often classified as part of the
Mahakiranti or
Magaric families (van
Driem 2001).
Until recently,[when?] the Chepang...
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speakers 14,000 (2011 census)
Language family Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman
Mahakiranti (?)
Kiranti Western Chaurasiya Wambule Language codes ISO 639-3 wme Glottolog...
