Sakachep
A language of India
| Population | 25,000 (2003). |
| Region | Assam, Karbi Anglong, N. Cachar Hills, Cachar Hills districts; Nagaland, Kohima District, Khelma village; Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills District, Saithsma, Rumphung, Mongor villages; Tripura; Mizoram; Manipur. |
| Alternate names | Sankechep, Khelma |
| Dialects | Khelma, Thangkachep, Sakachep. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Language use | Home. All ages. Some also use Biete [biu], Hrangkhol [hra], Dimasa [dis], Pidgin Naga [nag], Hindi, Bengali [ben], Khasi [kha], Karbi [mjw], Hmar [hmr], or Chin Thado [tcz]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2002. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Shifting cultivation. Hindu, Christian. |
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