Alternate Names: Hrangkol, Rangkhol
Dialects: Hadem. Reportedly most similar to Biete ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,700 (2000), decreasing.
Language Use: Use declining in Mizoram, Manipur and even Assam; shifting to Assamese [asm] or Bengali [ben] (Van Driem 2007). Home, village. Also use Assamese [asm], English [eng], Hindi [hin], Mizo [lus]. Used as L2 by Sakachep [sch].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literature committee since 1960. Bible: 2006.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Christian (Protestant), Hindu, traditional religion.