Sakachep language

Sakachep also known as Khelma, is a Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of Northeast India. Dialects are Khelma, Thangachep, and Sakachep (Ethnologue). VanBik (2009)^[2] classifies Sakachep as closely related to Aimol, Anal, Chiru, Kharam, Koireng(Koren), Kom, Lamkang, Purum, Biate, Chorei, Ranglong, Molsom, Hrangkhol, Kaipeng, Bongcher and Thiek-Hmar.

Ethnologue reports the following locations for Sakachep.

• Karbi Anglong district, Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills district), and Cachar district of Assam
• Khelma village, Kohima district, Nagaland
• Saithsma, Rumphung, and Mongor villages of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya
• Tripura
• Mizoram
• Manipur

• [1] Sakachep language documentation in the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) archive

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