Sartang
A language of India
| Population | 1,000 (2005). |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh, West Kameng District, Nafra and Dirang circles, Jerigaon, Sellary, Khoitam, Rahung, Darbu and Khoina villages. |
| Alternate names | Bootpa, But Monpa, But Pa, Matchopa |
| Dialects | Most similar language: Sherdukpen [sdp]. Lexical similarity: 49%–60% with Sherdukpen. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman |
| Language use | Home, village. All ages. A few also use Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Hindi. Literature committee formed mid 2003. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script, no longer in use, plans for future development using this script. Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Buddhist. |
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