Khamti language
| Khamti | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burma, India |
| Ethnicity | Khamti people |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2000–2007)[1] |
Kra–Dai
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kht |
| Glottolog | kham1290 |
| ELP | Khamti |
Khamti is a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Burma and India by the Khamti people.
Demographics
In Burma, Khamti is spoken by 3,500 in Sagaing Region, near Myitkyina and by 4,500 in Kachin State, Putao District (both reported in 2000). In India, it is spoken by 5,000 in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, in the Dikrong Valley, Narayanpur, and north bank of the Brahmaputra (reported in 2007).
Three dialects of Khamti are known: North Burma Khamti, Assam Khamti and Sinkaling Khamti. All speakers of Khamti are bilingual, largely in Assamese and Burmese.[2]
Name
"Khamti" has been variously rendered Hkamti, Khampti, Khamti Shan, Khampti Shan, Khandi Shan, Kam Ti, Tai Kam Ti, Tai-Khamti, Kamti, Hkampti Shan, and Khampti Sam.[2]
History
The language seems to have originated around Mogoung in Upper Burma.[3] Mung Kang was captured, a large group of Khamtis moved to the north and east of Lakhimpur. In the year 1850, 300–400 Khamtis settled in Assam.[4]
External links
- Thai Khamti Grammar
- Outline Grammar of the Khamti Language
- Mung huw Tai Khamti Song
- Tai-Khamti Song - Tai-Khamti Girls
- Tai-Khamti Talk
- Words of Life Khamti People/Language Movie Trailer
- Tai Khamti Song - Mung hau
- Tai Khamti Song - panlong sau
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas. 2014. This here thing: Specifying Morphemes an3, nai1, and mai2 in Tai Khamti Reference-point Constructions. PhD Dissertation. University of Alberta.
- Inglis, Douglas. 2013. Oral stop consonants in Tai Khamti: An acoustic study in voice onset time. Paper presented at ISCTLL46. Dartmouth College.
- Inglis, Douglas. 2013. Deictic mai2 'here' as an object marker in Khamti Shan: A Tibeto-Burman influence in Tai?. Paper presented at ISCTLL46. Dartmouth College.
- Inglis, Douglas. 2007. Nominal Structure in Tai Khamti. Research Paper #312. Payap University. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Inglis, Douglas. 2004. Preliminary report: Khamti Shan wordlist and lexicostatistical results. Payap University. Chiang Mai.
References
- ^ Khamti at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Khamti". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Khamti". Khamti - A Language of Siamese-Chinese sub-family. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Needham, J.F. (1894). Outline Grammar of the Khamti Language. Government Printing, Burma.