Phake

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
phk
Alternate Names
Faake, Fakial, Phakey, Phakial, Tai Phake
Autonym
ၸႃကေ‎ (Phaek)
User Population

2,000 (Bradley 2007a).

Location

Arunachal Pradesh state; Assam state: Dibrugarh district, Bor-phake, Man-long, Man-po-mung, Mung-lang, Nam-phake, Ning-gam, Nong-lai, Pha-neng, and Tipam-phake villages along Dihing river.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Aiton [aio]. Similar to Shan [shn] of Myanmar.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Phake
Writing

Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr].

Other Comments

Buddhist, traditional religion.