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KHAMTIS , a tribe of the See also:north-See also:east frontier of See also:India, dwelling in the hills bordering the See also:Lakhimpur See also:district of See also:Assam . They are of Shan origin, and appear to have settled in their See also:present See also:abode in the See also:middle of the 18th See also:century . In 1839 they raided the See also:British outpost of See also:Sadiya, but they have since given no trouble . Their headquarters are in a valley 200 M. from Sadiya, which can be reached only over high passes and through dense See also:jungle . In 1901 the number of speakers of Khamti was returned as only 1490, mostly in See also:Burma . |
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