Chug (also called Chugpa or Duhumbi) is a Kho-Bwa language of

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in India. It is closely related to

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. Chug is spoken only in Chug village (population 483 in 1971), located a few miles from

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(Blench & Post 2011:3).Roger Blench and Mark Post. 2011. ''(De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconsidering the evidence''. Chug is spoken in Duhumbi village. Blench, Roger. 2015
''The Mey languages and their classification''
Presentation given at the University of Sydney. Despite speaking languages closely related to Mey ( Sherdukpen), the people identify as Monpa, not Mey. According to Lieberherr & Bodt (2017),Lieberherr, Ismael; Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus. 2017
Sub-grouping Kho-Bwa based on shared core vocabulary
In ''Himalayan Linguistics'', 16(2). Chug is spoken by 600 people in 3 main villages.

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