Ai-Cham

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Ai-Cham
Spoken in:	People's Republic of China
Region:	Qiannan Buyi-Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
Total speakers:	<2.700
Language family:	Tai-Kadai  Kam-Tai   Kam-Sui    Ai-Cham
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	–
ISO 639-3:	aih
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Ai-Cham is a language spoken in Libo County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. Alternative names for the language are Jiamuhua, Jinhua and Atsam.

Ai-Cham is known for distinguishing as many as 11 language tones – possibly the most of any known language.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: [1].