ISO 639-3 · khtkht
Kra–Dai family
Khamti
Khamti is a language of the Southwestern Tai branch (Kra–Dai), spoken in Myanmar and India. Wikidata counts 13,000 first-language speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Kra–Dai language spoken in Myanmar and India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kht- Glottocode
kham1290- Family
- Kra–Dai
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
13,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Khamti |
|---|---|
| Also called | Khamti language, Hkamti, Khamti Shan, Khandi Shan, Tai Khamti |
| L1 speakers | 13,000 (2000) |
| Written in | Burmese alphabet, Khamti script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Kra–Dai to Khamti
The branches above Khamti, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Myanmar
myaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationkswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan · 4 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · ProvincialkacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider CommunicationblkPa'OSino-Tibetan · 860,0005 · Developing