Paite Chin
[également appelé Paite, Oarte, Paithe]Classification : Sino-Tibetan
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- DATE OF INFO
- 2001 (census data)
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Mizo; Manipuri
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"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)
- PLACES
- India
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"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)