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Kachai-Padang language

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Kaachai-Padāng
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
3,000 in Kachai village (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologphad1238

The language of the neighboring villages of Kaachai and Padāng in Manipur, India, constitute a Tangkhulic language. It is spoken by about 3,000 people in Kachai village, west-central Ukhrul District. Phadāng is only attested from 1859.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mortensen, David R. (2003). “Comparative Tangkhul.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.