Ethnologue also lists the following languages:[1] There are four principal varieties: Within Tangsa, the Pangwa group has about 20 subgroups in India.

[10] IPA transcriptions for dialect names are also provided (Lann 2018:4-6), where superscript digits are language-specific tone-marks.

[14] In 1990, Mr. Lakhum Mossang from Namphai Nong, Arunachal Pradesh in India created an alphabet for the Tangsa language.

He taught the alphabet in public events and festivals, and promoted the script with community organisations and schools.

Beyond the use of Lakhum Mossang's script, Tangsa varieties are generally written in the Latin alphabet with multiple different spelling conventions in use.