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JEE ISO 639-3

Jerung

A language of Nepal

ISO 639
jee
Alternate Names
Jero, Jero Mala, Jerum, Jerunge, Jherung, Zero, Zero Mala, Zerum
Population
5,380, all users. L1 users: 1,760 (2011 census). L2 users: 3,620 (2011 census).
Location:
Kosi province: Okhaldhunga district, Manebhanjyang and Sunkoshi municipalities.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Rai.
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Kiranti, Western
Dialects
Madhavpur, Balkhu-Sisneri, Ratnawati (Sindhuli). Reportedly most similar to Wambule [wme]. Alternate dialect analysis: Northern dialect spoken in Okhaldhunga District, Southern dialect in Sindhuli District. (2004 J. Opgenort).
Typology
SOV; postpositions; noun head final; 2 genders (non-productive); content q-word can appear anywhere in the phrase, often in initial position; 1 prefix, up to 4 suffixes (word-internal) and 4 phrasal affixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks person and number; ergativity; aspect; no passives or voice; nontonal; 31 consonant and 11 vowel phonemes.
Language Use
Home, friends, religion; mixed use: Work, education. Some young people, all adults. Also use Nepali [npi]. Used as L2 by Wambule [wme].
Language Development
Literature. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jerung
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
’Chaurasia’ is the name for the linguistic unit combining Jerung and Wambule [wme]. Traditional religion, Hindu.

Also Spoken in

Map

Location: Kosi province: Okhaldhunga district, Manebhanjyang and Sunkoshi municipalities.