Hakha Chin

Hakha Chin
Laiholh
Native toMyanmar, India, Bangladesh
EthnicityChin
Native speakers
(undated figure of 450,000)
Latin
Mon–Burmese
Language codes
ISO 639-3cnh
Glottologhaka1240
ELPHakha Chin

Hakha Chin, or Laiholh, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by 446,264 people, mostly in Myanmar. In Mizoram, the language is recognized as Pawi. The total figure includes 2,000 Zokhua and 60,100 Hakha speakers. The speakers are largely concentrated in Chin State in western Myanmar and Mizoram in eastern India, with a small number of speakers in south-eastern Bangladesh.