Chin, Tawr

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A language of Myanmar

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Alternate Names
Tawr, Thawr, Thor, Thor Chin, Torr
User Population

580 (Khun 2019), decreasing.

Location

Chin state: Hakha township, Laamtuk and Ruavan villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Central
Typology

SOV; negation is marked after the verb.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Hakha Chin [cnh] (Khun 2019). Also use Burmese [mya] (Khun 2019).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chin, Tawr
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Included in official ethnic list as Torr. Not the same as Chintaw, a dialect of Achang [acn], a Northern Burmic language spoken in Yunnan, China. Christian.