Kom

A language of India

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kom Rem

Population

14,700 (2001 census).

Location

East and central Manipur, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, and Senapati districts, 22 villages.

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification

Dialects

Kolhreng. Kolhreng may be a distinct language.

Language Use

Aimol [aim], Koireng [nkd], and Chiru [cdf] speakers also understand Kom. Fluent in Meitei [mni].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 64% (2001 census). Newspapers. Dictionary. Bible: 1996.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.