Lish | |
Also Known As: | Lishpa, Khispi |
Region: | Arunachal Pradesh |
Ethnicity: | Lishipa |
Speakers: | 1,500 |
Date: | 2017 |
Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
Fam1: | Sino-Tibetan? |
Fam2: | Kho-Bwa |
Iso3: | lsh |
Glotto: | lish1235 |
Glottorefname: | Khispi |
Lish (also called Lishpa or Khispi) is a Kho-Bwa language of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is closely related to Chug.
The Lish (population 1,567 in 1981) live in Dirang village, a few miles from Chug village, and in Gompatse. The Gompatse variety is not Lish proper, but is rather a lect closely related to Lish.[1]
Lish is also spoken in Khispi village.[1] Despite speaking languages closely related to Mey (Sherdukpen), the people identify as Monpa, not Mey.
According to Lieberherr & Bodt (2017),[2] Lish is spoken by 1,500 people in 3 main villages.