Chin, Hakha

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Chin state: Hakha township; Magway region: 2 small border areas extreme north.

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Australia

Language NameChin, Hakha

User Population

4,810 in Australia (2016 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

India

Language NameChin, Hakha

User Population

28,600 in India (2011 census).

Location

Assam and Meghalaya states; Mizoram state: Aizawi district, Champhai subdistrict, southernmost tip; Chhimtuipui district, 41 villages.

Alternate Names

Baungshe, Haka Chin, Hakha Lai, Lai, Lai Hawlh, Lai Pawi, “Haka” (pej.)

Dialects

Klangklang (Thlantlang), Zokhua.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Matu Chin [hlt], Zyphe Chin [zyp].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 54% (1981 census). Most young people can read in Hakha.

Other Comments

Christian.