Vaiphei language

Vaiphei
Region	India
Ethnicity	Vaiphei or Mizo
Native speakers	42,748 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Mizo-Kuki-Chin Northern Mizo-Chin-Kuki languages Vaiphei; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	vap
Glottolog	vaip1239[2]

Vaiphei is a Mizo-Kuki-Chin language of India spoken in Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits a least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Mizo/Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages.[3]

Geographical distribution

Vaiphei is spoken in more than 30 villages of Churachandpur district, southern Manipur (Ethnologue). There are also speakers in Assam, Meghalaya,Mizoram and Tripura.

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References

"Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Vaiphei". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Vaiphei". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

[Singh-3] Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.