Arunachal languages

Arunachal
Arunachal
(geographic / cultural)
Geographic; distribution	Arunachal Pradesh
Linguistic classification	Sino-Tibetan? or an independent family Arunachal;
Subdivisions	Greater Siangic; Hrusish; Kho-Bwa; Miju;
Language codes
Glottolog	None

Arunachal languages are various languages in Arunachal Pradesh, India traditionally classified as Sino-Tibetan languages, but that may be language isolates and independent language families according to some scholars. Blench (2011) proposed four language isolates (Hruso, Miji, Miju, and Puroik) and three independent families (Mishmic, Kamengic, and Siangic).^[1] However, this is disputed by Anderson (2014)^[2] and others, who consider them to be primary branches of Sino-Tibetan rather than as isolates or independent language phyla.

Arunachal families

Arunachal
- Hrusish languages
  - Hruso
  - Miji languages:^[3] Bangru, Eastern Miji, Western Miji
- Kho-Bwa languages
  - Puroik: diverse dialects
  - Bugun
  - Western Kho-Bwa
    - Sherdukpen, Sartang
    - Chug (Duhumbi), Lish (Khispi)
- Siangic languages
  - Koro
  - Milang
- Miju languages
  - Miju (Kman)
  - Meyor (Zakhring)
- Digaro languages
  - Idu
  - Taraon

^ Blench, Roger. 2011. (De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconsidering the evidence. Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Anderson, Gregory D.S. 2014. On the classification of the Hruso (Aka) language. Paper presented at the 20th Himalayan Languages Symposium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
^ Blench, Roger. 2015. The Mijiic languages: distribution, dialects, wordlist and classification. m.s.

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