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Rai (Kiranti varieties)
Learn about Rai (Kiranti varieties) through verified cultural context, key facts, regions, traditions and references.
Family
Sino-Tibetan (Kiranti)
Where
Eastern hills — Khotang, Bhojpur, Solukhumbu, Udayapur
Speakers
Rai varieties collectively ≈ 2.3% (2011)
Script
Devanagari; Kirat Sirijunga influences
Note
A large family of Kiranti varieties — Sampang, Bantawa, Kulung, Chamling — each tied to its own valley and Mundhum oral canon.