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{{Infobox language<br />
|name=Khamba<br />
|nativename=<br />
|states=[[India]]<br />
|region=[[Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
|speakers=500-700<br />
|date=2016<br />
|ref=<ref name=borang>{{citation|last = Borang|first = Rebecca|title = A brief note on Khambas of Upper Siang|year = 2017|journal = CFEL Newsletter|volume = 1|issue = 1|page = 19|url = https://rgu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NewsLetter20.pdf|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref><br />
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan<br />
|fam2=[[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]]<br />
|fam3=[[Tibeto-Kanauri languages|Tibeto-Kanauri]] (?)<br />
|fam4=[[Bodish languages|Bodish]]<br />
|fam5=[[Tibetic language|Tibetic]]<br />
|fam6=(unclassified)<br />
|iso3=kbg<br />
|glotto=kham1283<br />
|glottorefname=Khamba<br />
}}<br />
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'''Khamba''' is an endangered and severely underdocumented [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language spoken by [[Khamba people]] in [[Upper Siang district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<br />
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It is generally classified as [[Tibetic languages|Tibetic]] but its precise position with the branch is unclear because of lack of reliable language data. [[Glottolog]] defines it as "unclassified Southern Tibetic".<ref>{{citation|title = Khamba|website = Glottolog|url = https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/kham1283|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref> Van Driem classifies it with [[Khams Tibetan]].<ref>George van Driem, ''Languages of the Himalayas'', p 892</ref> According to the [[Central Institute of Indian Languages]], a grammar description and a bilingual dictionary of Khamba are being prepared under the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages.<ref>{{citation|title = Khamba Documentation|website = Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages|url = https://www.sppel.org/khambadoc.aspx|accessdate = 2023-02-03}}</ref><br />
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== Language situation==<br />
Despite their small population, Khamba speakers form a separate [[Scheduled Tribe]] recognized by the government of India. Most Khamba speakers are reported to be mutilingual, with many of them speaking [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Mising language|Minyong]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Memba language|Memba]] and basic [[English language|English]].<ref name=borang/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Languages of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Upper Siang district]]<br />
[[Category:Endangered languages of India]]<br />
[[Category:Bodish languages]]<br />
[[Category:Definitely endangered languages]]<br />
[[Category:Endangered Sino-Tibetan languages]]<br />
[[Category:Indigenous languages of Asia]]</div>Giispune