Simte
Kuki
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
Native speakers
10,200 (2001 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3smt
Glottologsimt1238
ELPSimte
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Simte is a Kuki-Chin language of India. It is spoken primarily by the Simte in Northeastern India, who are concentrated in Manipur and adjacent areas of Mizoram and Assam. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kuki-Chin dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Paite, Kom and Gangte.[2] It is written in Latin script.

Geographical distribution

Simte is spoken in the following villages of Churachandpur district, southwestern Manipur (Ethnologue).

Additional villages not listed by Ethnologue include:

References

  1. ^ Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages, n° 87 Simte
  2. ^ Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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