Language
The Khamyang language, along with it's close relatives, Khamti,and Shan, is classified with the Northwestern subgrouping of the Southwestern Tai languages in the Tai-Kadai language family. Khamyang, however, is not in use among the Khamyangs of Assam except in a small settlement of approximately 200 people seven miles downstream from Margherita in Tinsukia district named Powai Mukh. The majority speak Now Tai although many Khamyang (Tai) terms are still retained in their vocabulary. Thus, in language and some other cultural traits, the Khamyangs are in the process of harmonious assimilation to the local Khamyang culture.
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