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ALSO KNOWN AS		Hkamti, Khampti, Khamti Shan, Khampti Shan, Khandi Shan, Kam Ti, Tai Kam Ti, Tai-Khamti, Kamti, Kham(p)ti, Hkampti, Shan, Khampti Sam, Hkampti Shan, Tai Khamti
CLASSIFICATION		Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai, Southwest-Central Tai, Southwestern Tai
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		kht; kham1290
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		North Burma Khamti Assam Khamti Sinkaling Hkamti
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Information from: “The development of perfectivity in Khamti Shan” (469-542) . Douglas Inglis (2020)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,000 speakers total: 8,000 in Northwest Myanmar (Burma) and 6,000 in Assam in Northeast India
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2019

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: nonprofit organizations
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: The Khamti Shan Literature Committee was formed in Myanmar in 2005 and began a language development project. They have produced a Khamti-Burmese dictionary containing 11,500 words.

PLACES: Khamti Shan live in Kachin State of northwest Myanmar (Burma), and Tai Khamti live in the Assam region of Northeast India

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
About 25,000 speakers in Burma and 5,000 speakers in India

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Language name means 'gold place.'

PLACES: Northwestern Burma; Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Speakers in India located mainly in the southwest of Lohit District near Tezu but south of the Lohit River, and extending into adjacent areas of Tirap District; also at least eight villages in Lakhimpur District of Assam, including one mixed with Phake.

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
13,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
8,000 in Myanmar and 5000 in India. Population total all countries: 13,000.

DATE OF INFO: 2000

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Positive language attitudes
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: All speakers of Khamti are bilingual.
Scripts (Writing system): Burmese script

PLACES: Myanmar and India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Myanmar: Kachin State, Putao district and Myitkyina area; north Sagaing Region. India: Assam, Lakimpur district, Barkhamti, Barigaon, Deotola, Tunijan, Sribhuyan, Barpathar, and Tipling villages, Dibrugarh District; Arunachal Pradesh, Siang and Lohit districts, Chakham, Memong, Barpathar, Mime, Kheram, M. Pong, and Man Khao villages in Namsai subdivision, and Ningro, Nanam, Inten, Nathaw, Mamareng, Mahang villages in Lohit.

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Despite the fact that this language may not be critically endangered in all countries, in India its condition is "endangered or threatened."

	17th		2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)			Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig		Dallas, Texas: SIL International					http://www.ethnologue.com 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.		13,000	2000	10000-99999	8,000 in Myanmar and 5000 in India. Population total all countries: 13,000.	Burmese; Jingpho; Assamese	Positive language attitudes	All speakers of Khamti are bilingual.			Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	11	10	Myanmar and India	Myanmar: Kachin State, Putao district and Myitkyina area; north Sagaing Region. India: Assam, Lakimpur district, Barkhamti, Barigaon, Deotola, Tunijan, Sribhuyan, Barpathar, and Tipling villages, Dibrugarh District; Arunachal Pradesh, Siang and Lohit districts, Chakham, Memong, Barpathar, Mime, Kheram, M. Pong, and Man Khao villages in Namsai subdivision, and Ningro, Nanam, Inten, Nathaw, Mamareng, Mahang villages in Lohit.
			2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)								Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.																	26.452372,96.573531
July		2	2020	The development of perfectivity in Khamti Shan		469-542				Studies in Language	44		Payap University	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340559909_2021_The_development_of_perfectivity_in_Khamti_Shan	Douglas Inglis			14,000 speakers total: 8,000 in Northwest Myanmar (Burma) and 6,000 in Assam in Northeast India	2019	10000-99999		Thai, Lao			nonprofit organizations		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Khamti Shan live in Kachin State of northwest Myanmar (Burma), and Tai Khamti live in the Assam region of Northeast India		26.0522,97.1739;26.0312,92.5127
			2012	Personal Communication				Personal Communication							Gregory Anderson	Gregory Anderson. 2012. "Personal Communication."					Despite the fact that this language may not be critically endangered in all countries, in India its condition is "endangered or threatened."
			2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge						David Bradley	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.	HHOLD	30,000		10000-99999	About 25,000 speakers in Burma and 5,000 speakers in India			Language name means 'gold place.'		All	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Northwestern Burma; Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India	Speakers in India located mainly in the southwest of Lohit District near Tezu but south of the Lohit River, and extending into adjacent areas of Tirap District; also at least eight villages in Lakhimpur District of Assam, including one mixed with Phake.

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000 speakers total: 8,000 in Northwest Myanmar (Burma) and 6,000 in Assam in Northeast India

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

30,000

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,000

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Khamti

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000 speakers total: 8,000 in Northwest Myanmar (Burma) and 6,000 in Assam in Northeast India

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

30,000

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,000

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