A short Youtube video on Bawm language of Bangladesh.
Also Known As:
Bawm, Banjogi, Bawng, Bawn, Bom, Chin (Bawm), Chin, Bawm
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Wordlist Appendix A
New Testament written in Bawm and also audio with speaking Bawm.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
unknown
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kim, Amy and Roy, Palash and Sangma, Mridul. 2011. The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey. (SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-025.) SIL International. 126pp.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Kim, Amy and Roy, Palash and Sangma, Mridul. 2011. The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey. (SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-025.) SIL International. 126pp.