Ralte language

Ralte
Region	India
Ethnicity	34,000 Ralte (2007?)^[1]
Native speakers	900 (2007)^[2]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Northern Ralte
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ral`
Glottolog	`ralt1242`^[3]

Ralte is a Kukish language of India. Fewer than a thousand Ralte people speak the language.

Geographical distribution

Ralte is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).

Mizoram (mainly Aizawl district, and also scattered in Lunglei district and Chhimtuipui district)
Manipur
Jampui Hills, North Tripura district, Tripura

References

↑ Ralte (India) at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
↑ Ralte at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ralte". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Kuki-Chin–Naga languages

Kukish (Kuki-Chin)

Northern	Falam Anaal (Naga) Hrangkhol Zo Biete Paite Tedim Thado Chiru Gangte Kom Purum (Naga) Simte Vaiphei Sizang Aimol–Saihriem? Lamkang? Chothe (Naga)? Kharam (Naga)? Moyon (Naga)? Ralte?

Central	Mizo Bawm Hmar Hakha Ngawn? Tawr? Pangkhua?

Maraic	Mara Zyphe Senthang Zotung Lautu

Southern	Shö Khumi Thaiphum Daai (Nitu) Mro Mün Nga La Welaung (Rawngtu) Kaang Laitu Rungtu Songlai Sumtu

Unclassified	Darlong Monsang (Naga) Tarao (Naga) Ranglong Sakachep Rengmitca

Karbi

Karbi
Amri

Meithei

Unclassified

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