Miju language


Kaman, or Miju, is a small language of India and China.
Long assumed to be a Sino-Tibetan language, it may be a language isolate.

Locations

In China, the Miju are known as the Deng 僜人. The Deng number over 1,000 in Zayü County, Tibet, China, with 1,000 of the Deng having the autonym ', and 130 having the autonym ' . They are also neighbors with the Idu or people.
In India, Miju is spoken in Hawai Circle and the Parsuram Kund area of Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh. Ethnologue reports that Miju is spoken in 25 villages located in high altitude areas to the east of upper Lohit and Dau valleys, which are located east of the Haguliang, Billong, and Tilai valleys.

Phonology

These are the sounds in the Miju/Kaman language.

Consonants

Vowels

Tones

There are three main tones in the Miju language, rising, falling, and level.