Hrangkhol

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
hra
Alternate Names
Hrangkol, Rangkhol
Population

18,700 (2000), decreasing.

Location

Assam; Tripura; a few in Manipur and Mizoram.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern
Dialects

Hadem. Reportedly most similar to Biete [biu].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Use declining in Mizoram, Manipur and even Assam; shifting to Assamese [asm] or Bengali [ben] (Van Driem 2007). Home, village. Also use Assamese [asm], English [eng], Hindi [hin], Mizo [lus]. Used as L2 by Sakachep [sch].

Language Development
Literature committee since 1960. Bible: 2006.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hrangkhol
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used in India.

Other Comments

Christian, Hindu, traditional religion.

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