Koi language


Kohi is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Kiranti languages spoken in the Khotang district of Nepal. Like other Kiranti languages, it displays a fairly complex system of person-marking and stem alternations. No full description of this language exists, but Lahaussois provides some grammatical information, and stories have been archived at the Lacito Archive.
Alternate spellings and names are Kohi, Koi Ba’a, Koyee, Koyi, Koyu.

Geographical distribution

Koyee is spoken in Sungdel and Dipsung VDC's, northeastern Khotang District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal.