Vaiphei language

Vaiphei
Region	India
Ethnicity	Vaiphei (Zomi)
Native speakers	40,000 (2001 census)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Northern Vaiphei
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`vap`
Glottolog	`vaip1239`^[2]

Vaiphei is a Kukish language of India spoken in Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits a least partial mutual intelligibility with the other 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, and Tripura.

↑ Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages, n° 95 Vaiphei
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Vaiphei". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: 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.

Kukish (Kuki-Chin)

Northern	Falam Anaal (Naga) Hrangkhol Zo Biete Paite Tedim Thado Chiru Gangte Kom Purum (Naga) Simte Vaiphei Sizang Aimol–Saihriem? Lamkang? Chothe (Naga)? Kharam (Naga)? Moyon (Naga)? Ralte?

Central	Mizo Bawm Hmar Hakha Ngawn? Tawr? Pangkhua?

Maraic	Mara Zyphe Senthang Zotung Lautu

Southern	Shö Khumi Thaiphum Daai (Nitu) Mro Mün Nga La Welaung (Rawngtu) Kaang Laitu Rungtu Songlai Sumtu

Unclassified	Darlong Monsang (Naga) Tarao (Naga) Ranglong Sakachep Rengmitca

Unclassified

Sal	Deori Nocte Singpho Tangsa Tutsa Wancho

Tani	Adi Apatani Bori Gallong Nishi Tangam Yano

Other	Assamese Hajong Karbi Milang Nefamese Puimei

Kukish	Amri Bawm Biete Chiru Gangte Hmar Hrangkhol Karbi Khelma Paite Ranglong Saihriem Vaiphei

Sal	Bodo Deori Dimasa Garo Kachari Koch Kokborok Moran Nocte Rabha Singpho Tangsa Tiwa Tutsa Wancho

Tani	Adi Bangni-Tagin Bokar Hill Miri Mishing Na Nishi

Zeme	Inpui Khoirao Maram Zeme

Other	Hajong Meithei

Northern	Anal Biete Chiru Chothe Gangte Hrangkhol Kom Lamkang Moyon Paite Purum Ralte Simte Thadou Vaiphei Zou

Other	Hmar Khelma Mizo Monsang Sorbung Tarao

Other

Kukish	Amri Biete Gangte Karbi Khelma Mizo Vaiphei

Khasic	Khasi Lyngngam Pnar War

Other	Atong Garo Hajong Koch

Angami- Pochuri	Angami Chokri Kheza Moyon Ntenyi Pochuri Rengma Sema Sopvoma

Ao	Lotha Mongsen Ao Sangtam Yimchungrü

Sal	Chang Dimasa Khiamniungan Konyak Lamkang Nocte Phom Wancho

Zeme	Inpui Mzieme Puiron Zeme

Other	Chiru Chothe Khelma Makury Tangkhul

Other

Indo-Aryan	Bengali Bishnupriya Manipuri

Sino-Tibetan	Bawm Darlong Koch Kokborok Meithei Mizo Paite Ralte Ranglong Tangkhul Thadou Vaiphei Zeme

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