ISO 639-3 · bgrbgr
Sino-Tibetan family
Bawm
Bawm is a language of the Central Kuki-Chin branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bgr- Glottocode
bawm1236- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bawm |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bawm Chin, Bawm language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Bawm
The branches above Bawm, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Bangladesh
panPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafebenBanglaIndo-European · 106 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationctgChittagonianIndo-European · 13 m3 · Wider CommunicationsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationoakNoakhaliIndo-European · 7 mkruKurukhDravidian · 2 m5 · DevelopingrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · Provincial