Kharam language
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India
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Kharam is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.[2] According Ethnologue, Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Purum. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[3]
Geographical distribution
Kharam is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (Ethnologue).
- Kangpokpi district: Purum Likli, Purum Khulen, Purum Khunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibung Likli villages
- Chandel district: Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, and New Wangparan villages