. Maring and Uipo (exonym: Khoibu) are closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by the Maring and Khoibu people in

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, India. Linguistically, they are closest to the

Tangkhulic languages The Tangkhulic and Tangkhul languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in northeastern Manipur, India. Conventionally classified as "Naga," they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and (with Maringic) are conservat ...

. Maring is spoken in Laiching in the southeast of

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, Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision of that district (''Ethnologue'').

Phonology

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ei/, /ai/, /au/, /ui/, /oi/.

References

Languages of Manipur Tangkhulic languages {{st-lang-stub