Hakha Chin language

Hakha Chin
Hakha Chin
Laiholh
Native to	Myanmar, India, Bangladesh
Ethnicity	Chin
Native speakers	170,000 (2011–2017)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin-Naga Kuki-Chin Central Lai Hakha Chin; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin; Mon–Burmese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cnh
Glottolog	haka1240
ELP	Hakha Chin

Hakha Chin, or Laiholh, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by 446,264 people, mostly in Myanmar. In Mizoram, the language is recognized as Pawi. The total figure includes 2,000 Zokhua and 60,100 Hakha speakers. The speakers are largely concentrated in Chin State in western Myanmar and Mizoram in eastern India, with a small number of speakers in south-eastern Bangladesh.

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