Chakpa language

Chakpa (Meitei exonym: Loi) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal valley of Manipur, India. It belonged to the Luish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that of Meitei language. Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.

Chakpa
Loi
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
Extinct(date missing)
Sino-Tibetan
DialectsAndro, Sengmai (Sekmai), Phayeng, Chairel
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologandr1245

Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.