Simte language

Simte is a Kuki-Chin language of India. It is spoken primarily by the Simte Zomi in Northeastern India, who are concentrated in Manipur and adjacent areas of Mizoram and Assam. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Paite, Kom and Gangte.[3] It is written in Latin script.

Simte
Zomi
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
EthnicityZomi
Native speakers
10,200 (2001 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3smt
Glottologsimt1238[2]

Geographical distribution

Simte is spoken in the following villages of Churachandpur district, southwestern Manipur (Ethnologue).

  • Minjang
  • Tuibuong
  • Simveng
  • New Bazar
  • Thanlon
  • Leijangpai
  • Zoutung
  • Sumtuk
  • Mong awn
  • Pamjal
  • Sainoujang
  • Tallian
  • Dumsao
  • Khuanung
  • Lungthul
  • Singhat
  • Mualjin
  • Maokot
  • Suangdai
  • Suangpehmun

Additional villages not listed by Ethnologue include:

  • Milongmun
  • Gamhui

References
  1. Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages, n° 87 Simte
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Simte". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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