Vaiphei language
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]
| Vaiphei | |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Vaiphei or Mizo |
Native speakers | 42,748 (2011 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vap |
| Glottolog | vaip1239[2] |
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.
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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