Khoirao language

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Khoirao
Thangal Naga
Thangal written in Meitei script
Region	Manipur, Assam
Ethnicity	Thangal people
Native speakers	24,000 (2001)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Zemeic languages Khoirao
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nki
Glottolog	than1255
ELP	Thangal Naga

Khoirao, also known as Thangal, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, India. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[2]

Geographical distribution

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Khoirao is spoken in the East and West Sadar hills subdivisions, Senapati district, northern Manipur, in the villages of Mapao Thangal, Thangal Surung, Makeng Thangal, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikangpou, Tikhulen, Ningthoubam, Mayangkhang, and Angkailongdi. Most villages located are east of the Barak valley.^{[citation needed][verification needed]}

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