Vaiphei language

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Vaiphei is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Zo-Mizo 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 Zo-Mizo dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Mizo and Gangte languages.[2]

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

Geographical distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ Vaiphei at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  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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