| Tarao | |
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| Tarao Naga | |
| Taraotrong | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Tarao people |
Native speakers | (870 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tro |
| Glottolog | tara1313 |
| ELP | Tarao Naga |
 Torao is classified as Critically Endangered language by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3] | |
Tarao,Taraotrong orTarau is aKuki-Chin language, belonging to theNorthwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.[2]It is marginally (70%) intelligible withChothe.[4][verification needed]The speakers of this language useMeitei language as theirsecond language (L2) according to theEthnologue.[4]
According to theEthnologue, Tarao is spoken in Heikakpokpi, Leishokching, and Khuringmul Laiminei villages in the Palel area ofChandel district,Manipur, as well as in Sinakeithei village ofUkhrul district,Manipur.
Singh (2011:109)[5] lists the Tarao villages as Tarao Khullen (Tarao Laimanai), Leishok Ching, Khuringmul, and Heikamul inChandel District, Manipur. There are also about 8 families in Shajkeithel,Ukhrul District. The 2001 census reported a population of 870 Tarao people.[6]
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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