Zyphe language
| Zyphe | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma, India |
| Ethnicity | Mizo |
Native speakers | 20,000 (1994–2000)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
zyp |
| Glottolog |
zyph1238[2] |
Zyphe (also Zophei, Zoptei, Vawngtu) is a Tibeto-Burman language originating in Thantlang township, Chin State, Burma, and also spoken in India. It is spoken by 17,000 Burmese and 3,000 Indians. There are 2 dialects, Lower Zyphe and Upper Zyphe.
References
- ↑ Zyphe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Zyphe". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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