Chin, Paite
A language of India
| Population | 78,800 in India (2005). Population total all countries: 91,800. |
| Region | Assam; Manipur, Churachandpur District, Khuga Valley, Copur Bazar; Mizoram, Aizawl District, Champhai Subdivision, 20 villages; Tripura. Also in Myanmar. |
| Alternate names | Haithe, Paite, Paithe, Parte, Zoukam |
| Dialects | Bukpi (Bukpui), Dapzal (Dapzar), Dim, Dimpi, Lamzang, Lousau, Saizang, Sihzang, Telzang (Teizang), Tuichiap. Related to Thado Chin [tcz], Tedim Chin [ctd], the Ralte dialect of Mizo [lus], Zou [zom]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Language use | Also use Mizo. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 79%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1971–2005. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Paites in Mizoram speak Mizo (Go 1996). Teizang and Dapzal dialects spoken by the majority. (Singh 1995). ‘Zomi’ is a collective name Tedim Chin of Myanmar, Paite, and Vaiphei of Manipur generally use to identify themselves. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Myanmar
| Language name | Chin, Paite |
| Population | 13,000 in Myanmar (2007). |
| Region | Tiddim area, Chin Hills. |
| Alternate names | Hainte, Oarte, Paite, Paithe, Vuite |
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