Chin, Tawr

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: tcp
Alternate Names: Tawr, Thawr, Thor, Thor Chin, Torr
Population: 580 (Khun 2019), decreasing.
Location:: Chin state: Hakha township, Laamtuk and Ruavan villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Central
Typology: SOV; negation is marked after the verb.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Hakha Chin [cnh] (Khun 2019). Also use Burmese [mya] (Khun 2019).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Chin, Tawr
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Included in official ethnic list as Torr. Not the same as Chintaw, a dialect of Achang [acn], a Northern Burmic language spoken in Yunnan, China. Christian.

Location: Chin state: Hakha township, Laamtuk and Ruavan villages.