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{{Short description|Sino-Tibetan language of India}}
#REDIRECT [[Khams Tibetan]]
{{Infobox language
|name=Khamba
|nativename=
|states=[[India]]
|region=[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|speakers=500-700
|date=2016
|ref=<ref name=borang>{{citation|last = Borang|first = Rebecca|title = A brief note on Khambas of Upper Siang|year = 2017|journal = CFEL Newsletter|volume = 1|issue = 1|page = 19|url = https://rgu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NewsLetter20.pdf|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref>
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=[[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]]
|fam3=[[Tibeto-Kanauri languages|Tibeto-Kanauri]] (?)
|fam4=[[Bodish languages|Bodish]]
|fam5=[[Tibetic language|Tibetic]]
|fam6=(unclassified)
|iso3=kbg
|glotto=kham1283
|glottorefname=Khamba
}}

'''Khamba''' is an endangered and severely underdocumented [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language spoken by [[Khamba people]] in [[Upper Siang district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].

It is generally classified as [[Tibetic languages|Tibetic]] but its precise position with the branch is unclear because of lack of reliable language data. [[Glottolog]] defines it as "unclassified Southern Tibetic".<ref>{{citation|title = Khamba|website = Glottolog|url = https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/kham1283|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref> Van Driem classifies it with [[Khams Tibetan]].<ref>George van Driem, ''Languages of the Himalayas'', p 892</ref> 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.<ref>{{citation|title = Khamba Documentation|website = Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages|url = https://www.sppel.org/khambadoc.aspx|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref>

== Language situation==
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 language|Hindi]], [[Mising language|Minyong]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Memba language|Memba]] and basic [[English language|English]].<ref name=borang/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Bodic languages}}

[[Category:Languages of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Upper Siang district]]
[[Category:Endangered languages of India]]
[[Category:Bodish languages]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 9 June 2023

Khamba
Native toIndia
RegionArunachal Pradesh
Native speakers
500-700 (2016)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kbg
Glottologkham1283
ELPKhamba

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Borang, Rebecca (2017), "A brief note on Khambas of Upper Siang" (PDF), CFEL Newsletter, 1 (1): 19, retrieved 2023-02-03
  2. ^ "Khamba", Glottolog, retrieved 2023-02-03
  3. ^ George van Driem, Languages of the Himalayas, p 892
  4. ^ "Khamba Documentation", Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, retrieved 2023-02-03
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