Where do they speak Falam?
Falam (Falam Chin), is a Kuki-Chin language in Falam township, Chin State, Burma, and also in India.
What is the language spoken in Myanmar?
Burmese
Myanmar (Burma)/Official languages
The official language is Burmese, spoken by the people of the plains and, as a second language, by most people of the hills. During the colonial period, English became the official language, but Burmese continued as the primary language in all other settings.
What language is chin?
In brief, Chin language is the language spoken by people in the Chin State of Myanmar (Burma). It is not a Chinese language. However, the Chin people never call themselves Chin. Chin is a given word by the Burmese and the British colonial rulers.
How many chin languages are there?
Out of the 29 Chin languages identified by Ethnologue (see later in this paper for a discussion of linguistic classifications), only 5 are described as dispersed, or threatened, but 20 of them count less than 20,000 speakers, including 8 that are spoken by less than 5,000.
How many Chin dialects are there?
There are about forty to forty-five dialects of the Chin languages. Of these, the most widely spoken are: Tedim among Northern Chin; Hakha and Falam among Central Chin; and Mindat Cho among Southern Chin.
What is chinland?
The Chinland’s Defense Force goals are to protect civilians from the terrorist military council, abolition of the 2008 Myanmar constitution, to end the dictatorship and to establish a federal union.
What race is Chin?
The Chin people are one of the major ethnic nationalities in Burma. They are one of the founding groups (Chin, Kachin, Shan, and Myanmar) of the Union of Burma. Chin is the primary ethnic group of the Chin State, who have many related languages, cultures, and traditions.
What is the meaning of Falam?
Falam (Falam Chin), is a Kuki-Chin language in Falam township, Chin State, Burma, and also in India. Falam Chin is closely related to most Central Chin languages, especially Hakha (Lai) Chin which has been studied more in depth than Falam Chin.
What is the Falam Chin language?
Falam Chin is closely related to most Central Chin languages, especially Hakha (Lai) Chin which has been studied more in depth than Falam Chin. The Falam people are primarily Christian and have translated the Bible into Falam Chin. Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Falam.
Is Falam worth a visit?
Falam is well worth a visit both to experience Chin culture and take in the distinctive surrounding scenery, both of which are very different to the rest of Myanmar. Bringing to mind a smaller version of Darjeeling, Falam is dramatically set amongst the imposing and lush northern Chin mountains.
What is Laizo Falam?
Laizo language was recorded as the first language used in the official radio broadcasting dialect of Chin in Myanmar (Burma). In order to be inclusive in Laizo language this language was later changed to Falam language although its official name recorded in the government is Laizo.
