Hill Miri dialect
Hill Miri, also known as Nyishi (Kamle) Sarak, is a Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, India, by the Nyishi people in the Kamle region. It’s generally considered a dialect of the Nishi language, though some linguists treat Hill Miri and Mising as separate languages within the Tani family.
The language had about 9,000–10,000 speakers (as of 2008) and is classified by UNESCO as Definitely Endangered because younger people are slowly moving away from the language and its traditions. There are gospel audio books in Nyishi Kamle, reflecting efforts to preserve the language.
Nyishi (Kamle) shares basic features with related Sino-Tibetan languages. Its phonology includes a set of consonants and vowels with front, central, and back vowel groups, and vowels that can be long or short. The grammar and word order are similar to those of Nishi and other related languages.
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