Vaiphei language

Vaiphei is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Kuki-Chin linguistic subbranch of the Tibeto-Burman group of languages. It is spoken mainly in the Indian state of Manipur and minutely in Mizoram, 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.[2]

Vaiphei
RegionIndia
EthnicityVaiphei / Kuki
Native speakers
43,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3vap
Glottologvaip1239
ELPVaiphei

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

  1. Vaiphei at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. 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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