| Milang | |
|---|---|
| Holon, Dalbo | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | 4,000 |
Native speakers | 2,150 (2011)[1] |
PossiblySino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mila1245 |
| ELP | Milang |
 Milang is classified as Definitely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Milang is aSiangic orTani language ofUpper 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 has traditionally been classified as the most divergent of theTani languages, hence ultimatelySino-Tibetan. Post & Blench (2011) reclassified it asSiangic, on the basis of clear correspondences with theKoro 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-Tibetansubstrate, or may be a non-Sino-Tibetan language with Sino-Tibetan features acquired through prolonged contact, perhaps with the neighbouring and much largerPadam tribe, who speak anEastern Tani language.
Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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