Gangte language

Gangte
Region	India
Ethnicity	Gangte
Native speakers	17,542 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Kuki-Chin Northern Gangte; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gnb
Glottolog	gang1266
ELP	Gangte[2]

Gangte is a Kuki-Chin language of Northeastern India. Speakers are found primarily in Manipur and adjacent areas of Meghalaya and Assam. The language appears to be homogeneous with no known dialectal variation and exhibits at least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Chin-Kuki-Mizo dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom and Paite languages.[3] There are a few speakers across the border in Burma.

Geographical distribution

Gangte is spoken in 37 villages of southern Churachandpur district, Manipur (Ethnologue). It is also spoken in Meghalaya and Assam.

References

"Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
Endangered Languages Project data for Gangte.
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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[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[ELP1-2] Endangered Languages Project data for Gangte.

[Singh-3] Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.