Chakpa | |
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Loi | |
Native to | India |
Region | Manipur |
Extinct | (date missing)[1] |
Dialects | Andro, Sengmai (Sekmai), Phayeng, Chairel |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | andr1245 |
Chakpa (Meitei exonym: Loi) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal valley of Manipur, India. It belonged to the Luish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that of Meitei language.[1] Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.[2]
Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.[1]