Pangkhu language

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Pangkhua
Pangkhu
Native to Bangladesh, India
Region Bilaichari, Jorachari, Barkal, & Baghaichari districts, and parts of Rangamati district
Native speakers
3,200 in Bangladesh (2012)[1]
unknown number in India[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pkh
Glottolog pank1249[2]

Pangkhua (Pangkhu), or Paang, is a Kukish language primarily spoken in Bangladesh. Most speakers of Pangkhu are bilingual in Bengali, and most education in Pangkhu is conducted in that language.

Dialects

The dialects of the two main communities that use Pangkhu, Bilaichari and Konglak, share 88% of their basic vocabulary.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pangkhua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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