Native to India Era attested 1859 Linguist list qg2 | Region Manipur ISO 639-3 None (mis) | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan
Brahmaputran
(unclassified)
Chairel |
Chairel is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language of Manipur, India. It is preserved only in a word list from 1859. From the words for "sun" (sal) and "fire" (phal), it is clear that it is a Sal (Brahmaputran) language, but it has not been classified further.
References
Chairel language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA