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Chin, Bawm

A language of India

ISO 639-3: bgr

Population	4,440 in India (2004). Population total all countries: 21,520.
Region	Mizoram, Chhimtuipui, Lunglei, and Aizawl districts; Tripura; Assam. Also in Bangladesh, Myanmar.
Alternate names	Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom
Dialects	Linguistically and ethnically a subgroup of the Laizou (Anal) [anm] (Matisoff et al. 1996:8).
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Central
Language use	Also use Mizo [lus].
Language development	Bible: 1989.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	A Scheduled Tribe. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian.

Also spoken in:

Bangladesh

Language name	Chin, Bawm
Population	13,500 in Bangladesh (1991 census).
Region	Chittagong Hills.
Language map	Bangladesh
Alternate names	Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom
Language use	All ages.
Comments	Agriculturalists.

Myanmar

Language name	Chin, Bawm
Population	3,580 in Myanmar (2000).
Region	South Chin Hills.
Alternate names	Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., author. 2009. Orthography development as an ongoing collaborative process: lessons from Bangladesh.  

KIM, Amy; ROY, Palash; SANGMA, Mridul, authors. 2011. "The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey."