Lushei
Language Information
Lushei (Lushai, or Mizo) is spoken in northeastern India, in the state of Mizoram, and in neighboring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Mizo is a Kuki-Chin language of the Tibeto-Burman branch, with about 900,000 speakers. It is the official language of Mizoram and is written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Welsh missionaries in the 1890s.
Mizo is a Kuki-Chin language of the Tibeto-Burman branch, with about 900,000 speakers. It is the official language of Mizoram and is written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Welsh missionaries in the 1890s.
- Language Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Subgroup
- Tibeto-Burman
Lushei Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Mizo
Mi zawng zawng hi zalêna piang kan ni a, zahawmna leh dikna chanvoah intluk tlâng vek kan ni. Chhia leh tha hriatna fîm neia siam kan nih avangin kan mihring puite chungah inunauna thinlung kan pu tlat tur a ni.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