Endangered Languages Project - Koireng

Koireng

^{[aka Kwoireng, Koirng, Kolren]}

Classification: Sino-Tibetan

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kwoireng, Koirng, Kolren, Koren, Quoireng, Liyang, Liyangmai, Liangmai, Liangmei, Lyengmai
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Kukish
ORTHOGRAPHY		Bengali script; Roman script
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nkd
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “The Languages of Manipur: A case study of the Kuki-Chin Languages” (85-118) . Pauthang Haokip (2011)

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,410
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2001 (census data)

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Not used in schools nor in radio or mass media.

Scripts (Writing system)

Bengali script; Roman script

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
1,056 in Manipur (2001 census).

DATE OF INFO: 2002

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "children mix Meitei [mni] in with L1"

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Manipur, Senapati District, Saikul and Kangpokpi subdivisions, 5 villages; Bishnupur District, 3 villages south of Moirang; Chandel District, 2 villages near Palel; Nagaland.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,056
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

24.2319,93.7463

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing