Miji language
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| Miji | |
|---|---|
| Dhammai | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Ethnicity | Miji people |
| Native speakers | 6,500 (2001) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjl |
Miji, also Dhammai or Sajalong, is a small language cluster of possibly Tibeto-Burman languages in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. "Dialects" include at least two distinct languages, which are not particularly close, given only half of the vocabulary in common between the dialects of East Kameng District and West Kameng District. Long assumed to be a Tibeto-Burman language, it may actually be a language isolate.[1]
Distribution [edit]
According to Ethnologue, Miji is spoken in the following areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
- West Kameng District, Nafra circle, Bichom and Pakesa river valley – 25 villages including Debbing, Dichik, Rurang, Nachinghom, Upper Dzang, Naku, Khellong, Dibrick, Nizong, Najang, Zangnaching, Chalang, Nafra, and Lower Dzang
- East Kameng District: Bameng and Lada circles – Wakke, Nabolong, Kojo, Rojo, Sekong, Panker, Zarkam, Drackchi, Besai, Naschgzang, Sachung, Gerangzing, Kampaa, Salang, Pego, and Dongko villages
References [edit]
- ^ Blench, Roger; Post, Mark (2011), (De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconstructing the evidence
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