Chiru

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
cdf
Alternate Names
Rem, Riem
Autonym
चीरू‎ (Cīrū)
User Population

8,600 (2011 census).

Location

Assam state: Cachar district, a village near Jirbom; Manipur state: Bishnupur district; Churachandpur district, Charoi Khullen village; Tamenglong district, Bungte, Dolang, Dolang Khunou, Kangchup, Lamdangmei, Nungshai, Sadu, Senapati, Thangzing, and Uram villages; Thoubal district, Vaithou; Nagaland state. Scattered.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Northwestern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Chin Mizo [lus].

Language Use

Educated youth more interested in developing L1 and preserving culture than elders. Community. Used by all. Mixed attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 56% in English [eng] and Meitei [mni] (2000 A. Khorong). Grammar. NT: 2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chiru
Writing

Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.