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
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Geographical distribution
Sampang is spoken in the following locations of Nepal ('' Ethnologue'').
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Khotang district
Khotang District ( ne, खोटाङ जिल्ला) 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.Province No. 1 (Khotang dialect): Tap Khola river villages, Baspani, Khartamcha, Phedi, and Patheka
* Bhojpur District, Province No. 1: in Okharbote around the Lahure Khola river headwaters
*Syam Khola area: Kimalung, Nigale, Talakharka, and Surke
*Dingla Bazaar: a few elderly speakers use the Phali dialect in Bhojpur District,
Kosi Zone
Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोसी अञ्चल, ne, कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest ci ...