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BGR ISO 639-3

Chin, Bawm

Bawm hawlh Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
bgr
Alternate Names
Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom
Autonym
Bawm hawlh
Population
4,440 in India (2004). Total users in all countries: 15,140.
Location:
Assam state; Mizoram state: Aizawl, Chhimtuipui, and Lunglei districts; Tripura state.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Central, Lai
Dialects
None known. Linguistically and ethnically a subgroup of the Laizou (Anal) [anm] (Matisoff et al 1996:8).
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Also use Assamese [asm], with most youth shifting. Used as L2 by Pankhu [pkh].
Language Development
Literature. Radio. Grammar. Bible: 1989–2018.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chin, Bawm
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Chin, Bawm
User Population
10,000 in Bangladesh (2011).
Location
Chittagong division: Bandarbar and south Rangamati districts, near Myanmar border.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
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Language Name
Chin, Bawm
User Population
700 in Myanmar (2016 LSDO), decreasing.
Location
Chin state: Paletwa township, Bahun Taung, Pi Taung, Mawtalar, and Rakan villages.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Speakers moving to Bangladesh because of internal conflicts. Christian.
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Map

Location: Assam state; Mizoram state: Aizawl, Chhimtuipui, and Lunglei districts; Tripura state.