Chin, Bawm

BGR

threatened

Alternate Names: Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom

Dialects: None known. Linguistically and ethnically a subgroup of the Laizou (Anal) , (Matisoff et al. 1996:8).

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Sal
Kuki-Chin-Naga
Kuki-Chin
Central

Demographics: 4,440 in India (2004). Population total all countries: 15,940.

Language Use: Shifting to Assamese [asm] (2007). Also use Mizo [lus]. Used as L2 by Pankhu [pkh].

Language Development: Radio programs. Bible: 1989.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.