Endangered Languages Project - Khamyang

Khamyang

^{[aka Khamjang, Khamiyang, Shyam]}

Classification: Tai-Kadai

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Khamjang, Khamiyang, Shyam, Tai Khamyang
CLASSIFICATION		Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai, Southwest-Central Tai, Southwestern Tai
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ksu
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
All speakers are over 40 years of age

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: All speakers of Khamyang are bilingual in Assamese.

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Paiwamukh village, Tinsukia District, Assam

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~800

DATE OF INFO: 2003 (S. Morley)

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Shifting to Assamese

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Assamese

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Assam, Tinsukia District, Pawaimukh village

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Most speakers are above the age of 55-60.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Some younger speakers are interested in learning the language, but such efforts require support.
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Efforts undertaken by young people to learn the language generally result in festivals or occasions that showcase their cultural heritage. These efforts require constant support to stay alive.
More on Orthography: Very few fluent speakers are able to read and write in Khamyang.

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Information from: “Glottolog” .