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Where Limbu is spoken

Sirijanga (Limbu)

Limbu

Limbu, self-named Yakthung Pan, is a Kiranti language of far-eastern Nepal written in the Sirijanga script, revived in the 18th century by Te-ongsi Sirijanga. It carries the Mundhum, a vast oral scripture recited by phed

Districts: Panchthar, Taplejung, Ilam, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Sankhuwasabha

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