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Kuki-Chin languages

Index Kuki-Chin languages

The Kuki-Chin languages are a branch of 50 or so Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeastern India, western Burma and eastern Bangladesh. [1]

96 relations: Aimol language, Anal language, Anu-Hkongso language, Assamese language, Bangladesh, Bawm language, Biete language, Burmese language, Central Kuki-Chin languages, Chandel district, Chin people, Chin State, Chiru language, Chothe language, Churachandpur district, Daai language, Darlong language, Falam language, Gangte language, Guite people, Hakha Chin language, Hmar language, Hrangkhol language, India, Kaang language, Karbi language, Kharam language, Khomic languages, Khumi language, Kom language (India), Kuki people, Kuki-Chin languages, Kuki-Chin–Naga languages, Lai languages, Laitu language, Lamkang language, Lautu language, Magway Region, Manipur, Mara language, Maraic languages, Maring language (India), Mün language, Mizo language, Mizo people, Mizoram, Monsang language, Moyon language, Mro language, Mro people, ..., Mru language, Mruic languages, Myanmar, Naga people, Nga La language, Ngawn language, Northeast India, Northern Kuki-Chin languages, Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages, Paite language, Pangkhu language, Pau Cin Hau script, Purum language, Rakhine State, Ralte language, Ranglong language, Rengmitca language, Rungtu, Sagaing Region, Saihriem language, Sakachep language, Scott DeLancey, Senthang language, Shö language, Simte language, Sino-Tibetan languages, Sizang language, Songlai language, Sorbung language, Sound change, Southern Kuki-Chin languages, Sumtu language, Tangkhulic languages, Tarao language, Tawr language, Tedim language, Thadou language, Thaiphum language, Than Tlang, Vaiphei language, Welaung language, Zeme language, Zo people, Zotung language, Zou language, Zyphe language. Expand index (46 more) »

Aimol language

Aimol (Aimal) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by the Aimol people of Manipur, India.

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Anal language

Anal, also known as Namfau after the two principal villages it is spoken in, is a Northern Naga language, part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by the Anal people in India and a dwindling number in Burma.

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Anu-Hkongso language

Anu-Hkongso is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken between the Kaladan and Michaung rivers in Paletwa Township, Chin State, Burma.

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Assamese language

Assamese or Asamiya অসমীয়া is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ), is a country in South Asia.

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Bawm language

Bawm or Bawm Chin, also known as Banjogi, is a Kuki-Chin language primarily spoken in Bangladesh.

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Biete language

Biete or Biate is a language spoken in the north-eastern part of India.

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Burmese language

The Burmese language (မြန်မာဘာသာ, MLCTS: mranmabhasa, IPA) is the official language of Myanmar.

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Central Kuki-Chin languages

Central Kuki-Chin is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.

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Chandel district

Chandel district (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India.

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Chin people

The Chin people are one of the major ethnic nationalities in Burma.

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Chin State

Chin State is a state in western Myanmar.

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Chiru language

Chiru (Chhori) is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Chothe language

Chothe (Chothe Naga, Chawte, Kyao) is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Churachandpur district

Churachandpur (Pron:/'tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/) is a district in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur that covers an area of.

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Daai language

Daai (Daai Chin), which borders the Mün and Ütbü language groups, is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Darlong language

Darlong (Dalong) is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Kuki-Chin) language of India.

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Falam language

Falam (Falam Chin), also known as Baro Halam, is a Kuki-Chin language in Falam township, Chin State, Burma, and also in India.

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Gangte language

Gangte is a Kuki-Chin language of Northeastern India.

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Guite people

Guite is one of the clan of Paite people.

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Hakha Chin language

Hakha Chin, or Lai, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Southeast Asia by 446,264 people.

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Hmar language

The Hmar language belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.

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Hrangkhol language

Hrangkhol or Hrangkhawl is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by the Hrangkhawl people mainly in Assam and Tripura states in India, with a minority living in Manipur and Mizoram.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Kaang language

Kaang (Kaang Chin; also rendered Kang, M’kaang, Mgan) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by about 1,000 people in 3 villages of Mindat township, Chin State, Burma.

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Karbi language

The Karbi language, also known as Mikir or Arleng, is spoken by the Karbi, Mikir, or Arleng people of north-eastern India and north-eastern Bangladesh.

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Kharam language

Kharam (Kharam Naga) is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Khomic languages

The Khomic languages are a branch of Kuki-Chin languages proposed by Peterson (2017).

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Khumi language

Khumi, or Khumi Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma, with some across the border in Bangladesh.

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Kom language (India)

Kom is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Kuki people

The Kukis constitute one of several hill tribes within the India, Bangladesh, and Burma.

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Kuki-Chin languages

The Kuki-Chin languages are a branch of 50 or so Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeastern India, western Burma and eastern Bangladesh.

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Kuki-Chin–Naga languages

The Kuki-Chin–Naga languages are a geographic clustering of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family in James Matisoff's classification used by Ethnologue, which groups it under the non-monophyletic "Tibeto-Burman".

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Lai languages

The Lai languages are various Central Kuki-Chin languages spoken by the Lai people.

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Laitu language

Laitu (Laitu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Lamkang language

Lamkang is one of the Naga tribes of Manipur, India, with one village in Burma.

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Lautu language

Lautu (Lautu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in 17 villages of Matupi and Thantlang townships, Chin State, Burma.

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Magway Region

Magway Region (မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး,, formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar.

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Manipur

Manipur is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

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Mara language

Mara is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Mara people living in 60 villages of Chhimtuipui district, southern Mizoram, India and the adjacent people living in Burma.

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Maraic languages

The Maraic languages are a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.

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Maring language (India)

Maring is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.

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Mün language

Mün (Mün Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Mizo language

The Mizo language, or Mizo ṭawng, is a language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, spoken natively by the Mizo people in the Mizoram state of India and Chin State in Burma.

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Mizo people

The Mizo people (Mizo: Mizo hnam) are an ethnic group native to north-eastern India, western Burma (Myanmar) and eastern Bangladesh; this term covers several ethnic peoples who speak various northern and central Kuki-Chin languages.

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Mizoram

Mizoram is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its capital city.

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Monsang language

Monsang (Monsang, Monshang; autonym: Si:rti) is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Kuki-Chin) language of Northeast India.

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Moyon language

Moyon (Moyon Naga) is a Kuki-Chin-Naga language.

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Mro language

Mro, also Mro-Khami or Mro Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Mro people

Not to be confused with Mro (Wakim) or Mro (Khami) who originally have been living and known as Mro in the Arakan State.

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Mru language

Mru is a Sino-Tibetan language and one of the recognized languages of Bangladesh.

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Mruic languages

Mruic or Mru-Hkongso is a small group of Sino-Tibetan languages consisting of two poorly attested languages, Mru and Anu-Hkongso.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Naga people

The Naga people are an ethnic group conglomerating of several tribes native to the North Eastern part of India and north-western Myanmar (Burma).

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Nga La language

Matu, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Burma, and also in Mizoram, India.

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Ngawn language

Ngawn or Ngawn Chin is a Kuki-Chin spoken in northern Falam township, Chin State, Burma.

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Northeast India

Northeast India (officially North Eastern Region, NER) is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country.

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Northern Kuki-Chin languages

Northern Kuki-Chin (or Northeastern Kuki-Chin) is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.

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Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages

Northwestern Kuki-Chin (or Old Kuki) is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.

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Paite language

Paite is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by the Paite people.

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Pangkhu language

Pangkhua (Pangkhu), or Paang, is a Kuki-Chin language primarily spoken in Bangladesh.

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Pau Cin Hau script

The Pau Cin Hau scripts are two scripts, a logographic script and an alphabetic script created by Pau Cin Hau, a Tedim religious leader from Chin State, Burma.

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Purum language

Purum (Purum Naga) is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Rakhine State

Rakhine State (Rakhine pronunciation;; formerly Arakan) is a state in Myanmar (Burma).

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Ralte language

Ralte is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Ranglong language

Ranglong language is a Kuki-Chin language of India and Burma.

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Rengmitca language

Rengmitca is a highly endangered Kuki-Chin language of Bangladesh.

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Rungtu

Rungtu (Rungtu Chin) is a moribund Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Sagaing Region

Sagaing Region (စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး,, formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east.

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Saihriem language

The Saihriem (Faihriem, Syriem) language is spoken by a mixture of the Faihriem people and neighbouring peoples such as the Aimol, Kuki, Vaiphei, in four villages in Dwarbond Block of Cachar District, Assam.

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Sakachep language

Sakachep, also known as Khelma, is a Central Kuki-Chin language of Northeast India.

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Scott DeLancey

Scott DeLancey (born 1949) is an American linguist from the University of Oregon.

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Senthang language

Senthang (Sethang Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Shö language

Shö is a Kuki-Chin language dialect cluster of Burma and Bangladesh.

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Simte language

Simte is a Kuki-Chin language of India.

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Sino-Tibetan languages

The Sino-Tibetan languages, in a few sources also known as Trans-Himalayan, are a family of more than 400 languages spoken in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

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Sizang language

Sizang (Sizang, Shiyang), or Siyin (Siyin Chin), is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in southern Tedim Township, Chin State, Burma.

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Songlai language

Songlai (Songlai Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

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Sorbung language

Sorbung is a recently discovered Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, northeastern India.

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Sound change

Sound change includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).

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Southern Kuki-Chin languages

Southern Kuki-Chin is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.

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Sumtu language

Sumtu (Sumtu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Ann, Minbya, and Myebon townships in Rakhine State, Burma.

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Tangkhulic languages

The Tangkhulic and Tangkhul languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in northeastern Manipur, India.

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Tarao language

Tarao (Tarao Naga), or Taraotrong, is an unclassified Tibeto-Burman (possibly Kuki-Chin) language of Burma.

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Tawr language

Tawr (Tawn Chin), or Laamtuk Thet, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in two villages of Hakha Township, Chin State, Burma.

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Tedim language

Tedim (Tiddim or Tedim Chin), is a Kuki-Chin language, spoken mostly in Burma and India.

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Thadou language

Thadou (Thado, Thaadou, Thado-Ubiphei, Thado-Pao, Thadou-Kuki) is a Northern Kuki-Chin language spoken widely in the northeastern part of India (specifically in Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram) and Burma, as well as the Bangladesh borders.

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Thaiphum language

Thaiphum (Thaiphum Chin) is a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken in 4 villages of Matupi township, Chin State, Burma.

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Than Tlang

Thantlang (ထန်တလန်မြို့) (also Thlantlang or Htantlang in Burmese transliteration) is a town and the administrative center of Thantlang Township in Chin State, western Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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Vaiphei language

Vaiphei is a Kuki-Chin language of India spoken in Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura.

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Welaung language

Welaung, also known as Rawngtu Chin, is a purported Kukish language of Burma.

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Zeme language

Zeme (also called Empui, Jeme, Kacha and Zemi) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeastern India.

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Zo people

The Zo people is the name of the tribes living in the Chin area, and those who come from the Zomi area are considered highlanders), There are many different subgroups of Zomi such as the '''Mizo''', the '''Kuki''', the '''Chin''' and a number of other names, who are part of a large group of related Tibeto-Burman peoples spread throughout the northwest of the country (Myanmar/ Burma) and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. In northeastern India, they inhabit the states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam. This dispersal across international borders resulted from British colonial policy that drew the borders on political grounds rather than ethnic ones. The Zomi people have typical Tibeto-Burman features and are generally of short stature with straight black hair and dark brown eyes. Natively, the Zo speak one of the fifty or so languages that linguists call the Kuki-Chin language group, which is also known as Kuki-Chin (Kuki/Chin), Mizo/Kuki/Chin, or Kuki Naga.

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Zotung language

Zotung (Zo Minphuin, Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Rezua subtownship, Chin State, Burma.

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Zou language

Zou or Zokam (literally "of the hills"), or Zo, Zomi, Yo, Yaw, or Jo, is a Northern Kuki-Chin language originating in northwestern Burma and spoken also in Manipur in northeastern India, where the name is spelled Zo.

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Zyphe language

Zyphe (also spelled Zophei) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken primarily in Thantlang township, Chin State, Myanmar, and also spoken in India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuki-Chin_languages

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