Alternate Names: Kabui, Kabui Naga, Kapwi, Koboi, Kubai
Dialects: None known. Considered by some to be the same language as Puimei Naga ,. Lexical similarity: 68% with Puimei Naga ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 29,200 (2001 census).
Language Use: Home, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. 80% also use Meitei [mni]. Also use English [eng], Rongmei Naga [nbu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 70% in English and in Meitei (Bengali script) (2000). Literacy high among young people in Meitei and English.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: ‘Kabui’ is the government name for Inpui and Rongmei. Kabui recognized as Scheduled Tribe combining Inpui and Rongmei. Christian.