Maring and Uipo (Khoibu) are closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by the
Maring Naga and
Khoibu (Uipo) Naga
The (Uipo) Khoibu /ˌuɪː pə͜ʊ ˈkʰɔɪ buː/ are a community of Manipur. They speak the Khoibu language and call themselves "Uipo". Neighbouring Tangkhul villagers call them ‘Apo’ . Marings call the "Uipowaa". They were called ...
of India. Linguistically, they are closest to the
Tangkhulic languages.
Maring is spoken in
Laiching in the southeast of Chandel District,
Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision of that district (''Ethnologue''). Khoibu is spoken in Khoibu, Narum, Saibol, and Yangkhul villages of Chandel District (''Ethnologue'').
In 2020 Uipo language activist Mr. Mosyel Syelsaangthyel Khaling became the first Indian citizen to receive the Excellence in Community Linguistics Award of the
Linguistic Society of America.
References
Languages of Manipur
Tangkhulic languages
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