Sino-Tibetan
Sino-Tibetan, also cited as Trans-Himalayan in a few sources, is a family of more than 400 languages, second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers. The vast majority of these are the 1.3 billion native speakers of Chinese languages. ...
language belonging to the
Kiranti languages
The Kiranti languages are a major family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India (notably Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kumai) by the Kirati people.
External relationships
George van Driem had formerly proposed that the Kir ...
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓, рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
рд╕рдЩреНрдШреАрдп рд▓реЛрдХрддрд╛рдиреНрддреНрд░рд┐рдХ рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. Like other Kiranti languages, it displays a fairly complex system of person-marking and stem alternations. No full description of this language exists, but Lahaussois provides some grammatical information, and stories have been archived at the Lacito Archive.
Alternate spellings and names are Kohi, Koi B.╩М╩ФтАЩ, Koyee, Koyi, Koyu.
Geographical distribution
Koyee is spoken in Sungdel (near Rawakhola headwaters) and Dipsung VDC's, northeastern
Khotang District
Khotang District ( ne, рдЦреЛрдЯрд╛рдЩ рдЬрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 206,312.Sagarmatha Zone,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓, рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
рд╕рдЩреНрдШреАрдп рд▓реЛрдХрддрд╛рдиреНрддреНрд░рд┐рдХ рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ ), is a landlocked country in S ...