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 Myanmar minutely in Manipur-KukiZogam, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The dialect spoken in Myanmar exhibits a least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Mizo/Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages.
| Vaiphei | |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Vaiphei |
Native speakers | 43,000 (2011 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vap |
| Glottolog | vaip1239 |
| ELP | Vaiphei |
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