Milang language
Indian language
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Milang is a Siangic or Tani language of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is spoken in the three villages of Milang (Milang: Holon), Dalbing, and Pekimodi (Milang: Moobuk Ade), located in Mariyang Subdivision, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh (Tayeng 1976).
| Milang | |
|---|---|
| Holon, Dalbo | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | 4,000 |
Native speakers | 2,150 (2011)[1] |
Possibly Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mila1245 |
| ELP | Milang |
 Milang is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Classification
Milang has traditionally been classified as the most divergent of the Tani languages, hence ultimately Sino-Tibetan. Post & Blench (2011) reclassified it as Siangic, on the basis of clear correspondences with the Koro language in vocabulary that may not ultimately be of Sino-Tibetan origin. The implication is that Milang may, like other Siangic languages, harbour a non-Sino-Tibetan substrate, or may be a non-Sino-Tibetan language with Sino-Tibetan features acquired through prolonged contact, perhaps with the neighbouring and much larger Padam tribe, who speak an Eastern Tani language.
