Sartang is a small language of India. It is one of the Kho-Bwa languages,[2] closest to Sherdukpen (50–60% lexical similarity).[1] Varieties include Sartang of
Jergaon and Sartang of Rahung (Blench 2015).[3]
Distribution
Sartang (Boot Monpa) is spoken in the villages of Khoitam, Rahung, Namku-thangka (Salari), and Boot (Jerigaon) Khoina, West Kameng District (Dondrup 2004:1).[4] There were 2,986 Sartang people as of 1996.
According to Roger Blench (2015),[3] Sartang is a cover term referring to various languages spoken in 11 villages southeast of Dirang in Nafra and Dirang circles in West Kameng District. There are 4 varieties total, and only Sartang of Rahung and Sartang of Jergaon have been documented.
Lieberherr & Bodt (2017)[5] list the following varieties.
Rahung: spoken in Rahung village and nearby hamlets. Approximately 600 speakers.
Khoitam: spoken in two main villages and nearby hamlets. Approximately 500 speakers.
Jerigaon: spoken in Jerigaon village. Approximately 400 speakers.
Khoina: spoken in Khoina village and nearby hamlets. Approximately 500 speakers.
^Post, Mark W. and Roger Blench (2011). "Siangic: A new language phylum in North East India", 6th International Conference of the North East India Linguistics Society, Tezpur University, Assam, India, Jan 31 – Feb 2
