Khamyang language

Khamyang
Khamyang
Native to	India
Region	Assam
Ethnicity	800 Khamyang people
Native speakers	50 (2003)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Southwestern Northwestern Khamyang; ; ; ;
Writing system	Burmese script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ksu – Khamyang; nrr – Nora
Linguist List	nrr
Glottolog	kham1291
ELP	Khamyang

Khamyang is a critically endangered Tai language of India, spoken by the Khamyang people. Approximately fifty people speak the language; all reside in the village of Powaimukh, located seven miles downstream of Margherita in the Tinsukia district. It is closely related to the other Tai languages in the Assam region: Aiton, Khamti, Phake, and Turung.

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