Simte language
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Kuki-Chin language of India
| Simte | |
|---|---|
| Kuki | |
| Nativeto | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Simte people |
Native speakers | (10,200 cited 2001 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | smt |
| Glottolog | simt1238 |
| ELP | Simte |
Simte is a Kuki-Chin language of India. It is spoken primarily by the Simte in Northeastern India, who are concentrated in Manipur and adjacent areas of Mizoram and Assam. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kuki-Chin dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Paite, Kom and Gangte.[2] It is written in Latin script.
References
- ↑ Simte at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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