Vaiphei language

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
Region	India
Ethnicity	Vaiphei / Zo-Mizo
Native speakers	43,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Zo-Mizo Northern Vaiphei
Language codes
ISO 639-3	vap
Glottolog	vaip1239
ELP	Vaiphei

Geographical distribution

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

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.

Sources

• "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.