Chin
Language Information
Chin is spoken in western Myanmar (especially Chin State), northeastern India (Mizoram and Manipur), and southeastern Bangladesh.
Chin is a group of about 50 related Kuki-Chin languages of the Tibeto-Burman branch, including Falam, Hakha, Tedim, and Mizo. Together they have well over 1 million speakers. Most are written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Christian missionaries.
Chin is a group of about 50 related Kuki-Chin languages of the Tibeto-Burman branch, including Falam, Hakha, Tedim, and Mizo. Together they have well over 1 million speakers. Most are written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Christian missionaries.
- Language Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Subgroup
- Tibeto-Burman
Chin Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Chin, Haka
Mi vialte hna cu zalong te, ai tluk te le upat tihzah awktlak le thiltikhawhnak tinvo a ngei in a chuak mi kan si dih. Minung cu a chia a tha thleidang khomi ruahnak le theihthiamnak ziaza tha a ngeimi kan si caah pakhat le pakhat dawtnak he i pehtlaihnak le i hawikawmhnak ngeih ding kan si.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights