Lohorung are a major subgroup of Rai people and 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, Kalimpong & Kumai 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. Lohorung Yakhkhaba Yuyong 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 Sibau Tingguwa Khaisong Chang-kha me Seppa Dingguwa Yangkhurung Lamsong Dekhim Biwa Biksik Lumben ketra yumpang 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 Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Kumai of India Samtse, Chukha of Bhutan This essay is also found in the spoken version of ''' See also Other Worlds: Notions of Self and Emotion among the Lohorung Rai'' a non-fiction social sciences book by Charlotte Hardman about the Lohorung people Rai people Kirati Ethnolinguistic Group In Nepal & Indian State of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kumai Region of West Bengal. References External links Lohorung Yakhkhaba Society Online Lohorung language dictionary Ethnic groups in Nepal Indigenous peoples of Nepal