Chug

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Chug Monpa, Chugpa, Monpa
Population

850 (2005).

Location

Arunachal Pradesh, West Kameng district, Chug village.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Kho-Bwa
Dialects

Most similar to Lish [lsh].

Language Use

Also use Hindi [hin]. High bilingualism expected in Dirang Monpa (Tshangla [tsj]) due to close proximity but no testing done.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 62% for West Kameng District: males 71%, females 49% (2001 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chug
Other Comments

’Monpa’ (Moinba), man of the lower country, refers to several ethnically related peoples which may not be related linguistically. Buddhist.