CDF ISO 639-3
Chiru
चीरू (Cīrū) Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- cdf
- Alternate Names
- Rem, Riem
- Autonym
- चीरू (Cīrū)
- Population
- 8,600 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Assam state: Cachar district, a village near Jirbom; Manipur state: Bishnupur district; Churachandpur district, Charoi Khullen village; Tamenglong district, Bungte, Dolang, Dolang Khunou, Kangchup, Lamdangmei, Nungshai, Sadu, Senapati, Thangzing, and Uram villages; Thoubal district, Vaithou; Nagaland state. Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Northwestern
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly most similar to Chin Mizo [lus].
- Language Use
- Educated youth more interested in developing L1 and preserving culture than elders. Community. Used by all. Mixed attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 56% in English [eng] and Meitei [mni] (2000 A. Khorong). Grammar. NT: 2010.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chiru
- Writing
- Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Assam state: Cachar district, a village near Jirbom; Manipur state: Bishnupur district; Churachandpur district, Charoi Khullen village; Tamenglong district, Bungte, Dolang, Dolang Khunou, Kangchup, Lamdangmei, Nungshai, Sadu, Senapati, Thangzing, and Uram villages; Thoubal district, Vaithou; Nagaland state. Scattered.
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