Maring | |
---|---|
Region | Manipur |
Ethnicity | Maring Naga |
Native speakers
|
48,000 (2001 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
|
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: – Maring proper – Khoibu |
Glottolog | mari1415 |
Maring is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Ethnologue classifies it as a Tangkhulic language.
Maring is spoken by the Maring people, who live in Laiching in the southeast of Chandel District, Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision, Chandel district, Manipur (Ethnologue). It is also spoken by people who are scattered in different pockets of villages scattered across the state.
Khoibu is spoken by about 25,000 people in Khoibu, Narum, Saibol, and Yangkhul villages of Chandel District, Manipur, India, and also in Laiching, Manipur (Ethnologue).