Hakha Chin

Hakha Chin
Hakha Chin
Laiholh
Native to	Myanmar, India, Bangladesh
Ethnicity	Chin
Native speakers	170,000 (2011–2017)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin-Naga Kuki-Chin Central Lai Hakha Chin; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin; Mon–Burmese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cnh
Glottolog	haka1240
ELP	Hakha Chin

Hakha Chin, or Laiholh, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by 446,264 people, mostly in Myanmar.^[1] In Mizoram, the language is recognized as Pawi. The total figure includes 2,000 Zokhua and 60,100 Hakha speakers.^[1] The speakers are largely concentrated in Chin State in western Myanmar and Mizoram in eastern India, with a small number of speakers in south-eastern Bangladesh.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hakha Chin at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[e25-1] Hakha Chin at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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Hakha Chin
Laiholh
Native to	Myanmar, India, Bangladesh^[1]
Ethnicity	Chin
Native speakers	170,000 (2011–2017)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin-Naga Kuki-Chin Central Lai Hakha Chin
Writing system	Latin Mon–Burmese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cnh`
Glottolog	`haka1240`
ELP	Hakha Chin