Kharam language

Kharam
Kharam
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Kharam people
Native speakers	(1,400 cited 2000)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin–Naga Kuki-Chin Northwestern Kharam; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kfw
Glottolog	khar1288 Kharam
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Kharam is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.^[2] According Ethnologue, Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Purum. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[3]

Geographical distribution

Kharam is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (Ethnologue).

Kangpokpi district: Purum Likli, Purum Khulen, Purum Khunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibung Likli villages
Chandel district: Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, and New Wangparan villages

References

^ Kharam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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[e18-1] Kharam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Kharam language

Geographical distribution

References

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