Lish

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
lsh
Alternate Names
Kishpignag, Lish Monpa, Lishpa, Monpa
User Population

2,340.

Location

Arunachal Pradesh state: West Kameng district, Lish, Lish Gompache, Lish Gompalok villages.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Kho-Bwa
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Chug [cvg].

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Tshangla [tsj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 62% for West Kameng District, males 71%, females 49% (2001 census).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lish
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

The cover term ‘Monpa’ (Moinba), man of the lower country, used to refer to several ethnically related peoples whose languages may not be related linguistically. Buddhist.