Gangte

A language of India

ISO 639: gnb
Alternate Names: Gante
Population: 16,500 (2011 census).
Location:: Manipur state: south Churachandpur district, 37 villages; Assam and Meghalaya states.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Peripheral, Northern, Sizang
Dialects: None known. Related to Thado Chin [tcz]. Differs little from Vaiphei [vap], Paite [pck], or Zou [zom].
Language Use: Under pressure from Meitei [mni] (Van Driem 2007). Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni].
Language Development: Literacy high among young people and lower among older people. Newspapers. Periodicals. Grammar. Bible: 1991–2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gangte
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Manipur state: south Churachandpur district, 37 villages; Assam and Meghalaya states.