Khoirao language
Sino-Tibetan language of India
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Khoirao, also known as Thangal, is a Sino-Tibetan[2][3] language spoken in Manipur, India. It belongs to the Zemeic branch.[4][5]
EthnicityThangal people
Native speakers
(24,000 cited 2001)[1]| Khoirao | |
|---|---|
| Thangal Naga | |
![](#/media/File:"Thangal"_written_in_Meitei_script.jpg) Thangal written in Meitei script | |
| Region | Manipur, Assam |
| Ethnicity | Thangal people |
Native speakers | (24,000 cited 2001)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nki |
| Glottolog | than1255 |
| ELP | Thangal Naga |
The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[6]
Geographical distribution
Khoirao is spoken in the East and West Sadar hills subdivisions, Senapati district,[7] northern Manipur,[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]
