Lish

A language of India

ISO 639: lsh
Alternate Names: Kishpignag, Lish Monpa, Lishpa, Monpa
Population: 2,340.
Location:: Arunachal Pradesh state: West Kameng district, Lish, Lish Gompache, Lish Gompalok villages.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Kho-Bwa
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Chug [cvg].
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Also use Tshangla [tsj].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 62% for West Kameng District, males 71%, females 49% (2001 census).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lish
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: The cover term ‘Monpa’ (Moinba), man of the lower country, used to refer to several ethnically related peoples whose languages may not be related linguistically. Buddhist.

Location: Arunachal Pradesh state: West Kameng district, Lish, Lish Gompache, Lish Gompalok villages.