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ALSO KNOWN AS		Rai, Newang, Newahang, Newange Rai, Newahang Jimi, Mewahang, Jindā, Meohang, Eastern
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		emg
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Sunsari Dibum Mulgaon-Wangtang
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Information from: “Mewahang language: An introduction” (11-20) . Uranw, Ram Kisun and Yadav, Dev Narayan (2009)

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
904
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0

DATE OF INFO: 2001

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

The speaker number is less than 0.01% of the total population according to the 2001 census.

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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Neapli; Bantawa

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Nepali is the national language and Bantawa is the lingua franca among the Rai people. Educated parents also want their children to be educated in English.

PLACES: Nepal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sankhuwasabha district in the eastern hills in Kosi Zone of Nepal.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: spoken in Bala, Yaphu, Mangtewa, Tamku and Sisa VDCs

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
904
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Nepal

Ethnic population
3,000

PLACES: Nepal

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger			UNESCO Publishing			Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub		904		100-999							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Nepal		27.5441,87.1401
November		2009	Mewahang language: An introduction	11-20			Nepalese Linguistics	24		http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/nepling/pdf/Nep_Ling_24.pdf	Uranw, Ram Kisun and Yadav, Dev Narayan	Uranw, Ram Kisun and Yadav, Dev Narayan. 2009. Mewahang language: An introduction. Nepalese Linguistics 24. 11-20.			904	2001	100-999	all	Neapli; Bantawa	no	Nepali is the national language and Bantawa is the lingua franca among the Rai people. Educated parents also want their children to be educated in English.	no	all	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	The speaker number is less than 0.01% of the total population according to the 2001 census.	15	spoken in Bala, Yaphu, Mangtewa, Tamku and Sisa VDCs	Nepal	Sankhuwasabha district in the eastern hills in Kosi Zone of Nepal.
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)		M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	3,000														Nepal

Eastern Meohang

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Language information by source

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

904

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

904

Discussion

Eastern Meohang

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

904

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

904

Discussion

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