Khamti
A language of Myanmar
| Population | 4,240 in Myanmar (2000). Population total all countries: 13,120. |
| Region | Northwestern Myanmar. Possibly also in China. Also in India. |
| Alternate names | Hkamti, Kam Ti, Khampti, Khampti Shan, Khamti Shan, Khandi Shan, Tai Kam Ti, Tai-Khamti |
| Dialects | Assam Khamti, North Burma Khamti, Sinkaling Hkamti. Related to Shan [shn]. Some similarities to northern Shan. In India, related to Phakaes, Aiton [aio], Khamyang [ksu], Singpho (Turung) [sgp]. |
| Classification | Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, Northwest |
| Language use | Also use Burmese [mya] or Jingpho [kac]. |
| Writing system | Myanmar (Burmese) script, Khamti extensions, used in India. |
| Comments | SOV; postpositional case-marking particle. Buddhist. |
Also spoken in:
India
| Language name | Khamti |
| Population | 8,880 in India (2000). |
| Region | Assam, Lakimpur District, Barkhamti, Barigaon, Deotola, Tunijan, Sribhuyan, Barpathar, Tipling villages, Dibrugarh District; Arunachal Pradesh, Siang and Lohit districts, Chakham, Memong, Barpathar, Mime, Kheram, M. Pong, Man Khao villages within the Namsai Subdivision and Ningro, Nanam, Inten, Nathaw, Mamareng, Mahang villages in Lohit. |
| Alternate names | Hkamti, Kham-Tai, Khampti, Khamti Shan, Khantis, Tai Kham Ti |
| Dialects | Assam Khamti, North Burma Khamti, Sinkaling Khamti. |
| Language use | Many also use Assamese [asm]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 73%. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Agriculturalists. Buddhist, Hinayana sect. |
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