Native to Bangladesh, India Glottolog pank1249 | ISO 639-3 pkh | |
Region Bilaichari, Jorachari, Barkal, & Baghaichari districts, and parts of Rangamati district Native speakers 3,200 in Bangladesh (2012)
unknown number in India Language family Sino-Tibetan
(Tibeto-Burman)
Kukish
Central?
Pangkhua | ||
Pangkhua (Pangkhu), or Paang, is a Kukish language primarily spoken in Bangladesh. Most speakers of Pangkhu are bilingual in Bengali, and most education in Pangkhu is conducted in that language.
Dialects
The dialects of the two main communities that use Pangkhu, Bilaichari and Konglak, share 88% of their basic vocabulary.
References
Pangkhu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA