CTH ISO 639-3
Chin, Thaiphum
Thaiphum Autonym
A language of Myanmar
- ISO 639
- cth
- Alternate Names
- Thui Phum
- Autonym
- Thaiphum
- Population
- 1,000 (2005 SIL).
- Location:
- Chin state: Matupi township, 4 villages.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin
- Dialects
- Very little dialectal variation among the Thaiphum villages. Thaiphum is intelligible to some extent with neighboring languages, such as the Eastern Khumi [cek] varieties of Khenlak, Asang, and Rengcaa. Lexical similarity: 72%–75% with Eastern Khumi [cek], 69%–71% with Khumi [cnk], 65%–68% with Mro-Khimi [cmr], 66%–71% with Matu Chin [hlt].
- Typology
- SOV; negation is marked after the verb.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya]. Also use Hakha Chin [cnh], especially the older generation. Also use Matu Chin [hlt].
- Language Development
- NT: 2020.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chin, Thaiphum
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Chin state: Matupi township, 4 villages.
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