Chiru language
| Chiru | |
|---|---|
| Chhori | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | scattered through Manipur, Nagaland |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2000)[1] |
|
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
cdf |
| Glottolog |
chir1283[2] |
Chiru (Chhori) is a Kukish language of India. The Chiru population numbers approximately 7,000.
Geographical distribution
Chiru is spoken in the following locations of Northeast India (Ethnologue).
- Manipur
- Tamenglong district: Lamdangmei and Dolang villages
- Senapati district: Kangchup, Thangzing, Sadu, Bungte, Nungshai, Dolang Khunou, and Uram villages
- Churachandpur district: Charoi Khullen village
- Thoubal district: Vaithou
- Bishnupur district
- Assam: Cachar district (a village near Jirbom)
- Nagaland (scattered)
References
- ↑ Chiru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Chiru". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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