| Chakpa | |
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| Loi | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Extinct | since the 1950s[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | andr1245 |
Chakpa (Meitei) is aSino-Tibetan language that was spoken in theImphal valley ofManipur,India. It belonged to theLuish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that ofMeitei language.[2] Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.[3]
Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, Khurkhul and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.[2]
Loi (orLui; hence "Luish") is aMeiteiexonym that includes Chakpa. Although Chakpa are typically considered to be Loi, not all Loi are Chakpa. For example,Kakching and Kwakta are Loi villages that are not Chakpa.[2]
Chakpa is preserved in written manuscripts that are recited by religious scholars during traditional ceremonies, such as those of theLai Haraoba festival.[2]
Chakpa word lists can be found in McCulloch (1859)[4] and Basanta (1998).[5]
The Chairel variety is documented in a word list by McCulloch (1859).[4]
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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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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||