Khamyang

A language of India

ISO 639: ksu
Alternate Names: Khamiyang, Khamjang, Shyam, Tai Khamyang, Tai Nora
Population: 50 (2003 S. Morey). Ethnic population: 800.
Location:: Assam state: Tinsukia district, Pawaimukh village.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Phake [phk] of Assam and Shan [shn] of Myanmar.
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Assamese [asm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 58% in Assamese [asm] (1981 census).
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Close affinity to the Khampti of Arunachal. Several thousand Assamese may use their ethnic group name. Buddhist.

Location: Assam state: Tinsukia district, Pawaimukh village.