The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: GEN
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Region | Chayu (Zayü) County on the tablelands on either side of the lower reaches of the Chayu (Zayü) River in the southeastern corner of Tibet. Also spoken in India, Myanmar. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Deng. |
| Comments | 'Kuman' may be an alternate name. EDCL calls it a separate language from Darang Deng. Some believe them to be in the Jingpo branch. May be in the Tibetan official nationality in China. SOV; 4 tones which are reported to have a low functional load. |
