Khelma language
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| Sakachep | |
|---|---|
| Khelma | |
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Sakachep |
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Native speakers
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25,000 (2003)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sch |
| Glottolog | saka1283[2] |
Sakachep AKA Khelma is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Kukish) language of India. Dialects are Khelma, Thangkachep, and Sakachep (Ethnologue).
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 (18th ed., 2015)
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