Facts about Sunuwar
The Kiranti-Kõits
Relegion and Culture
What is their clan-nomenclature?
What are their cult-pantheons?
Language
They speak their own Mother Tongue known as Kiranti-Kõits affiliated to the
Sino-Tibetan family, Tibeto-Burman sub-family under Kiranti group. The language
has officially been recognized as one of the Regional or Official Languages of
Sikkim in 1996. It has no distinct dialects as such, however there are some
regional variations (Rapacha1996) at the level of phonology. Kõits as one of the
Kiranti languages is a sister language of Bayung (Indo-Aryanised term Bahing)
Rai language spoken mainly in Okhaldhunga. The language also has some common
cognate with Rwadhu (Wamule), Jerung and other Kiranti-Rai languages.