Pangkhu language

Pangkhua
Pangkhu
Native to	Bangladesh, India
Region	Bilaichari, Jorachari, Barkal, & Baghaichari districts, and parts of Rangamati district
Native speakers	3,200 in Bangladesh (2012)^[1] unknown number in India^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Central? Pangkhua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`pkh`
Glottolog	`pank1249`^[2]

Pangkhua (Pangkhu), or Paang, is a Kukish language primarily spoken in Bangladesh. Most speakers of Pangkhu are bilingual in Bengali, and most education in Pangkhu is conducted in that language.

Dialects

The dialects of the two main communities that use Pangkhu, Bilaichari and Konglak, share 88% of their basic vocabulary.

References

1 2 Pangkhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Pankhu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External links

Endangered Languages Profile for Panghku

Kuki-Chin–Naga languages

Kukish (Kuki-Chin)

Northern	Falam Anaal (Naga) Hrangkhol Zo Biete Paite Tedim Thado Chiru Gangte Kom Purum (Naga) Simte Vaiphei Sizang Aimol–Saihriem? Lamkang? Chothe (Naga)? Kharam (Naga)? Moyon (Naga)? Ralte?

Central	Mizo Bawm Hmar Hakha Ngawn? Tawr? Pangkhua?

Maraic	Mara Zyphe Senthang Zotung Lautu

Southern	Shö Khumi Thaiphum Daai (Nitu) Mro Mün Nga La Welaung (Rawngtu) Kaang Laitu Rungtu Songlai Sumtu

Unclassified	Darlong Monsang (Naga) Tarao (Naga) Ranglong Sakachep Rengmitca

Karbi

Karbi
Amri

Meithei

Unclassified

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