Also Known As:
Khamjang, Khamiyang, Shyam, Tai Khamyang
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Includes audio files about Khamyang astrology, the history of Pawaimukh, conversational Khamyang, th
This paper by Stephen Morey is a study of tone in the Tai languages of the Assam region, comparing a
A searchable corpus of texts collected and analysed by Stephen Morey and associates.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.