Alternate Names: Khamiyang, Khamjang, Shyam, Tai Khamyang, Tai Nora
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Phake , of Assam and Shan , of Myanmar.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 50 (2003 S. Morey). Ethnic population: 800.
Language Use: Shifting to Assamese [asm]. Mainly older adults. Also use Assamese [asm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 58% Assamese [asm] (1981 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Close affinity to the Khampti of Arunachal. Several thousand Assamese may use their ethnic group name. Buddhist.