Kharam language

Kharam is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.^[2] According Ethnologue, Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Purum. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[3]

Kharam
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Kharam people
Native speakers	(1,400 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin–Naga Kuki-Chin Northwestern Kharam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kfw
Glottolog	khar1288  Kharam

Geographical distribution

Kharam is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (Ethnologue).

• Kangpokpi district: Purum Likli, Purum Khulen, Purum Khunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibung Likli villages
• Chandel district: Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, and New Wangparan villages