Chin, Bawm

• Alternate names: Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom Also: in Bangladesh -- Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Bom; in Myanmar -- Bawm, Bawn, Bawng, Boam, Bom, Laisaw, Langkay
• Scriptures published: Bible (1989) New Testament (1977) Portions (1961)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: India
• Region: Mizoram, Chhimtuipui, Lunglei, and Aizawl districts; Tripura; Assam
• Also used in: Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma)
• Religion: Christian
• Livelihood: Swidden agriculturalists
• Number of users: 15,940 (4,440 in India (2004); 10,000; 3,580 in Myanmar (2000))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Chin, Bawm
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Chin, Bawm on the web
• Joshua Project: Chin, Bawm — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Chin, Bawm — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey