Lohorung people
Lohorung are a janajati or ethnic native people of eastern Nepal. The Lohorung homeland is Sankhuwasabha district in the northern part of the Arun watershed, a tributary to the Koshi. At present they are found in eight other districts of Nepal: Ilam, Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. They also live in northeastern states of India: Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam, and even Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom and United States.
The Lohorung language belongs to the Kiranti group of Sino-Tibetan languages. is a non-profit organization advocating for the Lohorung community. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The main festivals of Lohorung are Nwagi and Ikksammang.Lohorung language
The different branch of Lohorung people
- Khaisong
- Chang-kha me
- Seppa
- Dingguwa
- Yangkhurung
- Lamsong
- Dekhim
- Biwa
- Biksik
- Lumben
- ketra
- yamphu
- Mikchereng
- Chaba
- Hanglengba
List of Lohorung villages
- Yaphudanda
- Khartuwa
- Pangma
- Heluwa
- Diding
- Dhupu
- Tallo Dhupu
- Malta
- Khandbari
- Ilam
- Dhankuta
- Letang
- Angla
- Dharan
- Itahari
- Kathmandu
- Yaphu
- Tumlingtar
- Num
- Hedangna
- Dharampur, Jhapa
- Darjeeling india
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