PHK ISO 639-3
Phake
ၸႃကေ (Phaek) Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- phk
- Alternate Names
- Faake, Fakial, Phakey, Phakial, Tai Phake
- Autonym
- ၸႃကေ (Phaek)
- Population
- 2,000 (Bradley 2007a).
- Location:
- Arunachal Pradesh state; Assam state: Dibrugarh district, Bor-phake, Man-long, Man-po-mung, Mung-lang, Nam-phake, Ning-gam, Nong-lai, Pha-neng, and Tipam-phake villages along Dihing river.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational).
- Classification
- Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Aiton [aio]. Similar to Shan [shn] of Myanmar.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Phake
- Writing
- Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr].
- Other Comments
- Buddhist, traditional religion.
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Location: Arunachal Pradesh state; Assam state: Dibrugarh district, Bor-phake, Man-long, Man-po-mung, Mung-lang, Nam-phake, Ning-gam, Nong-lai, Pha-neng, and Tipam-phake villages along Dihing river.
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