Simte language
| Simte | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Simte |
Native speakers | 10,200 (2001 census)[1] |
|
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
smt |
| Glottolog |
simt1238[2] |
Simte is a Kukish language of India which uses the Roman Script. It is spoken primarily by the Simte people 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 Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Paite, Kom and Gangte languages.[3]
Geographical distribution
Simte is spoken in the following villages of Churachandpur district, southwestern Manipur (Ethnologue).
- Mingjang
- Tubuong
- Simveng
- New Bazar
- Thanlon
- Leikangpai
- Zouthang
- Shumtuk
- Monjon
- Pamjal
- Sasinoujang
- Tallian
- Dumsao
- Khungung
- Lungthul
- Singhat
- Moijin
- Maokot
- Suangdai
- Suangpuhmun
References
- ↑ Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages, n° 87 Simte
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Simte". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ 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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