Khowa language
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| Khowa | |
|---|---|
| Bugun | |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | Khowa people |
Native speakers | 900 (2001)[1] |
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Possibly Tibeto-Burman
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bgg |
Khowa, or Bugun, is a small Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India. They number about 1,700 as of 2011 (Blench 2011). Mey speakers live just to the west of them.
Distribution
Bugun is spoken in the following villages in southern West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh (Dondrup 1990:iv). The total population numbered 800 as of 1981.
- Wanghoo
- Singchung
- Kaspi
- Lichini
- Ramo
- Namphri
- Chithu
- Sachida
- Pani-Phu
- Dichin
- Bicham (a recently founded hamlet)
References
- ↑ Khowa reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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