Sherdukpen

SDP

vigorous

Alternate Names: Ngnok

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 49%-60% with Sartang. Burling (2003) groups it with Puroik , and Bugun , and possibly also with Lish , and Sartang ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Central Tibeto-Burman
Kho-Bwa

Demographics: 3,100 (2001).

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, religion. Also use Hindi [hin], Tawang Monpa [twm]. Used as L2 by Bugun [bgg].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15% (20% male, 7% female) (Muanthanga 1998).

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Separated from the Sartang by war. Buddhist (Lamaist), traditional religion.