Chug | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: cvg
Alternate Names: Chug Monpa, Chugpa
Autonym: Duhumbi
Population: 600 (Bodt 2020).
Location:: Arunachal Pradesh state: West Kameng district; Chug valley, Jagarbasti, Tsangpa, and Duhum villages and associated hamlets.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Kho-Bwa
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Lish [lsh].
Language Use: Currently relatively vigorous but low speaker population and rapid socio-economic developments in the region pose severe threats to the long-term survival of the language (Bodt 2020: 50–51). Some also use Brokpake [sgt] (Bodt 2020). A few also use English [eng], mostly younger people (Bodt 2020). Also use Central Tibetan [bod], used by religiously educated people (Bodt 2020). Also use Hindi [hin], mostly younger generation with other speakers (Bodt 2020). Also use Tawang Monpa [twm] (Bodt 2020). Also use Tshangla [tsj], mostly adults over 40 years of age (Bodt 2020).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 22% for Hindi [hin] for the villages in the Chug valley (Bodt 2020:41), based on 2011 census. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Chug
Writing: Latin script [Latn]. Tibetan script [Tibt].
Other Comments: There is some confusion about ethno-linguistic classification of Monpa (Bodt 2014). Buddhist.

Location: Arunachal Pradesh state: West Kameng district; Chug valley, Jagarbasti, Tsangpa, and Duhum villages and associated hamlets.