Singpho dialect

Singpho
Singpho
Native to	India
Ethnicity	Singpho
Native speakers	2,500 (2006)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Sal Jingpho–Luish Jingpho Singpho; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sgp
Glottolog	sing1264
ELP	Singpho

Traditional Singpho attire

Singpho is a dialect of the Jingpho language spoken by the Singpho people of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, India. It is spoken by at least 3,000 people. "Singpho" is the local pronunciation of "Jingpho".

The Jingpho/Singpho (Jinghpaw, Chingp'o), or Kachin, language is a Tibeto-Burman language mainly spoken in Kachin State, Myanmar and Yunnan Province, China. The term Kachin language can refer either to the Jingpho language or to a group of languages spoken by various ethnic groups in the same region as Jingpho: Lisu, Lachit, Rawang, Zaiwa, Lhaovo, Achang (Ngo Chang), and Jingpho. These languages are from distinct branches of the highest level of the Tibeto-Burman family. The total estimated native speakers are 950,000 (2001 census).^{[full citation needed]}

Singpho is spoken the eastern extreme of northeastern India, such as Bordumsa Circle, Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, and also in nearby parts of Lohit District (Dasgupta 1979).^{[full citation needed]}

References[]

^ Singpho at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links[]

Singpho dictionary (SEAlang library)

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[e18-1] Singpho at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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