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Paite language

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Native to
  
Burma, India

Native speakers
  
64,000 (2001 census)

Glottolog
  
pait1244

Ethnicity
  
Paite

ISO 639-3
  
pck

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Kukish Northern Paite

Paite is a language spoken by the Paite people. There are different Paite dialects. The language exhibits mutual intelligibility with the other dialects of the region including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom, Gangte and other languages.

Contents

There are two major dialects of Paite in Manipur, namely Lamjang and Dapjal.

Geographical distribution

Paite is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).

  • Manipur: Copur Bazar, Khuga valley, Churachandpur district
  • Mizoram: 20 villages of Champhai subdivision, Aizawl district
  • Tripura
  • Assam

    • Dialects

    Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Paite.

  • Bukpi (Bukpui)
  • Dapzal (Dapzar)
  • Dim
  • Dimpi
  • Lamzang
  • Lousau
  • Saizang
  • Sihzang
  • Telzang (Teizang)
  • Tuichiap

    • References

    Paite language Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA