Khamyang
A language of India
| Population | 50 (2003 S. Morley). Ethnic population: Over 800. |
| Region | Assam, Tinsukia District, Pawaimukh village. |
| Alternate names | Khamiyang, Khamjang, Shyam, Tai Khamyang |
| Dialects | Similar to Phake [phk] of Assam and Shan [shn] of Myanmar. |
| Classification | Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, Northwest |
| Language use | Shifting to Assamese [asm]. Mainly older adults. Older people also use Tai [taw], mainly for religion. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 58% Assamese [asm] (1981 census). |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Close affinity to the Khampti of Arunachal. Several thousand Assamese may use their ethnic group name. Buddhist. Nearly extinct. |
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