Bugun language

Bugun, also known as Khowa, is a small possible language isolate spoken in Arunachal Pradesh state of India by the Bugun. They numbered about 1,700 in 2011.

Phonology

Vowels

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Consonants

Classification

Bugun is classified as a Kho-Bwa language in Blench & Post, although Blench believes Bugun may actually be unrelated to the rest of the Kho-Bwa languages.

Dialects

Lieberherr & Bodt list the following Bugun dialects along with their numbers of speakers.

Dikhyang
Singchung
Wangho
Bichom
Kaspi
Namphri
Distribution

Bugun is spoken in the following villages in southern West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. The total population numbered 800 in 1981. Names in parentheses are spellings as given in Ethnologue.

Wanghoo
Singchung
Kaspi
Lichini
Ramo
Namphri
Chithu
Sachida
Pani-Phu
Ditching
Dikhiyang
Bicham

Ethnologue also lists Mangopom village. These villages are located on the mountains on both sides of Rupa River.