Kachin–Luic languages

The Jingpho - Sak languages ​​or Kachin Luisch languages ​​form a sub- unit of the Bodo - Konyak - Jingpho languages ​​belonging to the Tibeto-Burman languages ​​, a primary branch of the Sino Tibetan. The five Jingpho - Sak - languages ​​are spoken by 1.1 million people in northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma and southern China. The largest single language is the Jingpho Kachin with 950,000 speakers. The Jinghpo - Sak or Kachin Luisch divided into Jingpho ( Kachin ) and Sak ( Luisch ).

Bodo -Koch within the Sino Tibetan

  • Sino-Tibetan Tibetobirmanisch Bodo - Konyak - Jingpho Bodo - Koch ( Barisch )
  • Konyak - Naga ( Naga North )
  • Jingpho - Sak ( Kachin Luisch )

Internal classification and numbers of speakers

  • Jingpho - Sak or Kachin Luisch Jingpho Kachin Jingpho ( Kachin ) (950 thousand) Dialects: Hkaku, Kauri, Dzili; Enkun, shidan
  • Singpho (3 thousand)
  • Taman (10 thousand)
  • Kadu ( Kado, Sak ) (90 thousand)
  • Ganan ( Ganaan ) (40 thousand)
  • Extinct: Chakma ( Chakpa ) Sengmai, Andro, Phayeng

Classification and numbers of speakers according to the specified web link.

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