Ralte

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
ral
User Population

900 (2007). Ethnic population: 34,000.

Location

Mizoram state: mainly Aizawl district, scattered in Chhimtuipui and Lunglei districts; Manipur and Tripura states; a few in Jampui hills.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Peripheral, Northern
Dialects

None known. Related to Tedim Chin [ctd], Paite Chin [pck], Thado Chin [tcz], and Zo [zom].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Shifted to Mizo [lus].

Language Development

Though literacy is high, formal education level is low (in Tripura).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ralte
Other Comments

A subgroup of the Mizo [lus]. Spoken only in northern Mizoram villages (Singh 1995b). Christian.