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ALSO KNOWN AS		Pankho, Pankhua, Pang Khua, Pankua, Paang, Pang, Panko, Pangkhu, Pangkhua
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kukish
ORTHOGRAPHY		Devanagari script
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pkh
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Information from: “The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey” . Kim, Amy and Roy, Palash and Sangma, Mridul (2011)

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Bangla is the national language and the medium for instruction. Bangla is also used in the market to people who don't speak Pangkhua. Bawm Chin, Chakma or Lushai is used with neighboring non-Pangkhua speaking communities. For the Pangkhua living in Sajek, they also learn Mizo if they visit Mizoram state (India) frequently.

PLACES: Bangladesh; India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Bangladesh: Bilaichari, Jorachari, Barkal and Baghaichari subdistricts of Rangamati district

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,512
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,200
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2012

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Devanagari script

PLACES: Bangladesh

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Chittagong Division, Rangamati district.

	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.	3,200	2012	1000-9999	Bengali			Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10			Bangladesh	Chittagong Division, Rangamati district.
			World Oral Literature Project					http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.	2,512		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			Glottolog					http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.													22.68, 92.95
SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-025		2011	The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey		online		SIL International	www.sil.org/SILESR/2011/silesr2011-025.pdf	Kim, Amy and Roy, Palash and Sangma, Mridul	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.				Bangla and neighboring languages such as Bawm Chin, Chakma and Lushai; Mizo	Bangla is the national language and the medium for instruction. Bangla is also used in the market to people who don't speak Pangkhua. Bawm Chin, Chakma or Lushai is used with neighboring non-Pangkhua speaking communities. For the Pangkhua living in Sajek, they also learn Mizo if they visit Mizoram state (India) frequently.	all	Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	11	10	Bangladesh; India	Bangladesh: Bilaichari, Jorachari, Barkal and Baghaichari subdistricts of Rangamati district

Pankhu

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Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,512

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,200

Discussion

Pankhu

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Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,512

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,200

Discussion

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