Paite Chin
[también conocido como Paite, Oarte, Paithe]Clasificación: Sino-Tibetan
·susceptible de extinción
- FECHA DE INFORMACIÓN
- 2001 (census data)
- OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
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Mizo; Manipuri
- COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
"Paite is taught up to graduate level as a subject of instruction in Manipur. The All India Radio station at Imphal broadcasts Paite programs daily for 25 minutes." (pg. 100)
- LUGARES
- India
- DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
"Primarily spoken in Churachandpur district of Manipur. Some of the important settlements of Paites in Chrachandpur district are: New Lamka, Pearson, Bungmual, Khuga dam (Mata), Tuithapi, and in the district sub divisions of Thanlon and Singat. In Myanmar (Burma), the language is subsumed under Tiddim-Chin. The speakers are also found in Mizoram." (Pg. 99)