Chiru people
Chiru people is a Zo ethnic group that mostly resides in Manipur and some in Assam, India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution. They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.
Chiru written in Manipuri script (Meitei script) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8,599 approx, Manipur | |
| Languages | |
| Chiru language (L1) Meitei language (L2) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people, Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, Hmars, Naga people |
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