KHAMTIS  , a tribe of the

north-east frontier of India, dwelling in the hills bordering the Lakhimpur district of Assam . They are of Shan origin, and appear to have settled in their present abode in the middle of the 18th century . In 1839 they raided the British outpost of 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 jungle . In 1901 the number of speakers of Khamti was returned as only 1490, mostly in Burma .