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'''Kharam'''  is a Southern [[Naga language]] of India. Peterson (2017)<ref name="Peterson2017">Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. ''Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley'', 189-209. Leiden: Brill.</ref> classifies the closely related [[Purum language]] (and hence Kharam as well) as part of the ''Northwestern'' branch of Kuki-Chin. According ''Ethnologue'', Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with [[Purum language|Purum]].
'''Kharam'''  is a [[Southern Naga languages|Southern Naga]] language of India. Peterson (2017)<ref name="Peterson2017">Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. ''Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley'', 189-209. Leiden: Brill.</ref> classifies the closely related [[Purum language]] (and hence Kharam as well) as part of the ''Northwestern'' branch of Kuki-Chin. According ''Ethnologue'', Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with [[Purum language|Purum]].


==Geographical distribution==
==Geographical distribution==
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[[Category:Hmar]]
[[Category:Languages of Manipur]]
[[Category:Languages of Manipur]]
[[Category:Endangered languages of India]]
[[Category:Endangered languages of India]]
[[Category:Southern Naga languages]]

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Kharam
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
EthnicityKharam people
Native speakers
(1,400 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kfw
Glottologkhar1288  Kharam Naga

Kharam is a Southern Naga language of India. Peterson (2017)[2] classifies the closely related Purum language (and hence Kharam as well) as part of the Northwestern branch of Kuki-Chin. According Ethnologue, Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Purum.

Geographical distribution[edit | edit source]

Kharam Naga is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (Ethnologue).

  • Senapati district: Purumlikli, Purumkhulen, Purumkhunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibunglikli villages
  • Chandel district: Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, and New Wangparan villages

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kharam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley, 189-209. Leiden: Brill.