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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 Consonants ==Classification==
Classification
Bugun is classified as a Kho-Bwa language in Blench & Post (2013), although Blench (2015) believes Bugun may actually be unrelated to the rest of the Kho-Bwa languages. ==Dialects==
Dialects
Lieberherr & Bodt (2017) list the following Bugun dialects along with their numbers of speakers. • Dikhyang (100 speakers) • Singchung (680 speakers) • Wangho (220 speakers) • Bichom (630 speakers) • Kaspi (80 speakers) • Namphri (180 speakers) ==Distribution==
Distribution
Bugun is spoken in the following villages in southern West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh (Dondrup 1990:iv). The total population numbered 800 in 1981. Names in parentheses are spellings as given in Ethnologue. • Wanghoo (Wangho) • Singchung • Kaspi (New Kaspi) • Lichini • Ramo (Ramu) • Namphri • Chithu (Situ) • Sachida (Sachita) • Pani-Phu • Ditching () • Dikhiyang (Dikiang) • Bicham (Bichom) (a recently founded hamlet) Ethnologue also lists Mangopom village. These villages are located on the mountains on both sides of Rupa River. ==References==
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