Chiru

CDF

developing

Alternate Names: Chhori

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Chin Mizo ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Sal
Kuki-Chin-Naga
Kuki-Chin
Northern

Demographics: 7,000 (2000 A. Khorong).

Language Use: Educated youth more interested in developing L1 and preserving culture than elders. Community. All ages. Mixed attitudes. Also use English [eng], Meitei [mni].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 56% in English and Meitei (2000 A. Khorong).

Writing System: Bengali, Latin

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.