Falam language

Falam
Falam
Lai
Lai ṭong
Native to	Burma, India
Region	West Burma, North East India
Ethnicity	Chin
Native speakers	(107,000 cited 1983–2001)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin-Naga Kuki-Chin Central Lai Falam; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Zanniat; Laizo; Zahau; Tlaisun; Khualsim; Lente; Tapong; Sim; Torr; Chorei; Ngawn;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; cfm – Falam Chin; cbl – Bualkhaw Chin; cnw – Ngawn Chin
Glottolog	fala1243
ELP	Falam Chin
	Chorei

Falam Chin (also known as Lai) is a Kuki-Chin language in Falam Township, Chin State, Myanmar, and also in Mizoram, India.

Falam Chin is closely related to most Central Chin languages, especially Hakha Chin. The Falam people are primarily Christian and have translated the Bible into Falam Chin.

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