Chin, Chinbon

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chindwin Chin, Chinpon, Oo-pu, Sho, Tuishiip, Tuiship, Uppu, Ütbü

Population

19,600 (1983 census).

Location

Chin State: Kanpetlet and Paletwa townships; Magway region: Saw and Sidoktaya townships; Rakhine State: Minbya township.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 50% with Asho Chin [csh].

Typology

SOV; negation is marked after the verb.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], recently developed, has a small user community.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian.