| Population |
13,900 in India (2001 census). |
| Region |
Southeast Manipur, Chandel District, Chandel, Chakpikarong, Tengnoupal subdivisions, on banks of Chakpi River. Possibly in Bangladesh. Also in Myanmar. |
| Alternate names |
Namfau |
| Dialects |
Laizo, Mulsom. Most similar to Lamgang [lmk] (Kuki Naga). |
| Classification |
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Language use |
Also use Meitei [mni]. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L1: 74% (2001 census). Bible: 2006. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |
| Comments |
A Scheduled Tribe. Declared themselves Nagas (ethnically) in 1963. SOV. Christian. |