Singpho dialect

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".

Singpho
Native toIndia
EthnicitySingpho
Native speakers
2,500 (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sgp
Glottologsing1264
ELPSingpho
Traditional Singpho attire

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).

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.[2]

References
  1. Singpho at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Das Gupta, Kamalesh (1979). A Phrase Book in Singpho. Shillong: Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. OCLC 8168660.


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