Paite language
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| Paite | |
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| Vuite | |
| Native to | Burma, India |
| Ethnicity | Paite |
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Native speakers
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64,000 (2001 census)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pck |
| Glottolog | pait1244[2] |
Paite is a language spoken by the Paite people. There are different Paite dialects. The language exhibit mutual intelligibility with the other dialects of the region including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom, Gangte and other languages.[3]
There are two major dialects of Paite in Manipur, namely Lamjang and Dapjal (Singh 2006:xviii).
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 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- Singh, Naorem Saratchandra. 2006. A grammar of Paite. New Delhi: Mittal Publications.
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