Hakha Chin

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Hakha Chin

Spoken in

Myanmar
speaker 165,000
Language codes
ISO 639 -2

cnh

Hakha Chin is a language spoken by the Chin people of western Myanmar.

Language family

Hakha Chin is a Tibetan-Burmese language closely related to the Kachin languages . The Naga language is also related to Hakha Chin.

Dialects and styles

Chin State in western Myanmar, home to most of the Hakha Chin speakers.

There are four dialects of Hakha Chin:

  • north: Thādo, Soktē, Siyin, Rāltē, Paitē
  • central: Tashōn, Lai, Lakher, Lushai, Banjōgi
  • Old Kuki: Rāngkhōl, Bētē, Hallām, Langrom, Mhār (other smaller ones).
  • south ( closer to Burmese ): Chinmē, Welaung, Chinbōk, Yindu, Chnbō, Khami and the largest tribe: Khyang (or Shö). In colonial Burma the Anu, Kun, Pallaing and Sak.

distribution

140,000 of the 165,000 speakers live in Myanmar . Most of them belong to the Chin people, most of whom settle in Chin State . This Chin State is an administrative unit in the west of the State of Myanmar. The largest cities in the range are the capital of Chin State Hakha , as well as the cities of Thantlang and Maputi. There are also some speakers in India .

use

Hakha-Chin is used in everyday life in Chin State. There is also a Hakha Chin translation of the Bible and an English-Hakha Chin translator on the Internet .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chin, Hakha . In: Ethnologue . ( ethnologue.com [accessed May 19, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Hakha Common Language Bible (HCL). Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Online English to Chin Hakha Dictionary and Chin Haka to English Translations from David Van Bik. Retrieved May 19, 2017 (English).