Sakachep language
| Sakachep | |
|---|---|
| Khelma/Achep | |
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Khelma (Sakachep) |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sch |
| Glottolog | saka1283 |
Sakachep also known as Khelma, is a Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of Northeast India. Dialects are Khelma, Thangachep, and Sakachep (Ethnologue). VanBik (2009)[2] classifies Sakachep as closely related to Hmar.
Geographical distribution
Ethnologue reports the following locations for Sakachep.
- Karbi Anglong district, Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills district), and Cachar district of Assam
- Khelma village, Kohima district, Nagaland
- Saithsma, Rumphung, and Mongor villages of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya
- Tripura
- Mizoram
- Manipur
References
- ^ Sakachep at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ VanBik, Kenneth. 2009. Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo Languages. STEDT Monograph 8. ISBN 0-944613-47-0.
External links
- [1] Sakachep language documentation in the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) archive
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| Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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