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South Asia and the Middle East
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Native Speakers Worldwide

17,000

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Year of info

2007

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India; Burma

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Manipur state.

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Manipur state.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

50,600

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30,000 in Myanmar, 20,600 in India Data on India speaker number: (2001 census)

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2009

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Myanmar, India

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Primarily Chin state: Tonzang, Hakha, and Teddim townships; Sagaing Division: Kalay, Khampat, and Tamu townships (Myanmar); Manipur, Chandel District, Singngat Subdivision, Sugnu area; Churachandpur District; Assam (India)

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Primarily Chin state: Tonzang, Hakha, and Teddim townships; Sagaing Division: Kalay, Khampat, and Tamu townships (Myanmar); Manipur, Chandel District, Singngat Subdivision, Sugnu area; Churachandpur District; Assam (India)

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India; Burma

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24.06,93.93

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2012

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"Also known as Jo or Zo."

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. South Asia and the Middle East
    Driem, George Van. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Mosely. 289-348. London and NewYork: Routledge.
  3. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
    Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
    http://www.ethnologue.com/
  4. Personal Communication
    Gregory Anderson. 2012. "Personal Communication."
  5. Glottolog
    "Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
    http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/