Also Known As:
Pankho, Pankhua, Pang Khua, Pankua, Paang, Pang, Panko, Pangkhu, Pangkhua
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Bangladesh
Location Description
Chittagong Division, Rangamati district.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Bengali
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Devanagari script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Pankhu - a language found in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Sample audio of the Pangku language.
This chart shows the lexical similarity between the two communities that speak Pangkhua - Bilalchari