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| Khoirao | |
|---|---|
| Thangal Naga | |
Thangal written inMeitei script | |
| Region | Manipur,Assam |
| Ethnicity | Thangal people |
Native speakers | 24,000 (2001)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nki |
| Glottolog | than1255 |
| ELP | Thangal Naga |
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Khoirao, also known asThangal, is aSino-Tibetan[2][3] language spoken inManipur,India. It belongs to theZemeic branch.[4][5]
The speakers of this language useMeitei language as theirsecond language (L2) according to theEthnologue.[6]
Khoirao is spoken in the East and West Sadar hills subdivisions,Senapati district,[7] northernManipur,[8] in the villages of Mapao Thangal, Thangal Surung, Makeng Thangal, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao, T-Khullen, Ningthoubam, Mayangkhang, and Angkailongdi. Most villages located are east of the Barak valley.[citation needed][verification needed]
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