Ralte
A language of Myanmar
| Population | 24,800 in Myanmar (2000). Population total all countries: 25,700. |
| Region | Also in India. |
| Dialects | Related to Tedim Chin [ctd], Paite Chin [pck], Thado Chin [tcz], Zo [zom]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Comments | SOV. |
Also spoken in:
India
| Language name | Ralte |
| Population | 900 in India (2007). Ethnic population: 34,000. |
| Region | Mizoram, mainly Aizawl District, scattered in Lunglei and Chhimtuipui districts; Manipur; Tripura, a few in Jampui Hills. |
| Language use | Also use Mizo [lus]. |
| Language development | Though literacy is high, formal education level is low (in Tripura). |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. A subgroup of the Mizo [lus]. Spoken only in villages of northern Mizoram (Singh 1995). Agriculturalists. Christian. |
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