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Pangkhua

A language of Bangladesh

ISO 639-3pkh

Population  2,500 in Bangladesh (2007). Population total all countries: 2,730.
Region  Rangamati Dustrict. Also in India, Myanmar.
Language maps  Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Alternate names   Pangkhu, Pankho, Panko, Pankhu
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Central
Language use  Education is in Bengali [ben].
Writing system  Devanagari script. Latin script.
Comments  Agriculturalists. Christian.

Also spoken in:

India

Language name   Pankhu
Population  230 in India (1971).
Region  Mizoram, Chhimtuipui, Lunglei districts. 12 villages.
Alternate names  Paang, Pang, Pang Khua, Pangkhu, Pankho, Pankhua, Panko, Pankua
Language use  Also use Mizo [lus], Chin Bawm [bgr], or English.
Comments  Scheduled Tribe. A subgroup of the Mizo [lus]. Agriculturalists. Christian.
 

Myanmar

Language name   Pankhu
Region  Falam area, Chin Hills.
Alternate names  Pangkhu, Pankho, Panko
Comments  Agriculturalists.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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