Alternate Names: Kishpignag, Lish Monpa, Lishpa, Monpa
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Chug ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2340
Language Use: Also use Tshangla [tsj].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 62% for West Kameng District, males 71%, females 49% (2001 census).
Nation of Origin: India
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.