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Latest revision as of 02:51, 9 June 2023
| Khamba | |
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| Native to | India |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh |
Native speakers | 500-700 (2016)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kbg |
| Glottolog | kham1283 |
| ELP | Khamba |
Khamba is an endangered and severely underdocumented Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Khamba people in Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
It is generally classified as Tibetic but its precise position with the branch is unclear because of lack of reliable language data. Glottolog defines it as "unclassified Southern Tibetic".[2] Van Driem classifies it with Khams Tibetan.[3] According to the Central Institute of Indian Languages, a grammar description and a bilingual dictionary of Khamba are being prepared under the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages.[4]
Language situation
[edit]Despite their small population, Khamba speakers form a separate Scheduled Tribe recognized by the government of India. Most Khamba speakers are reported to be mutilingual, with many of them speaking Hindi, Minyong, Assamese, Memba and basic English.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Borang, Rebecca (2017), "A brief note on Khambas of Upper Siang" (PDF), CFEL Newsletter, 1 (1): 19, retrieved 2023-02-03
- ^ "Khamba", Glottolog, retrieved 2023-02-03
- ^ George van Driem, Languages of the Himalayas, p 892
- ^ "Khamba Documentation", Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, retrieved 2023-02-03
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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| Proto-languages | |||||
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||