Kuki-Chin languages
| Kuki-Chin | |
|---|---|
| Kuki-Chin-Mizo, Kukish | |
| Geographic distribution | India, Myanmar, Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity | Zo |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan |
Early form | Proto-Kuki-Chin
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kuki1246 (Kuki-Chin) |
The Kuki-Chin languages (also called Kukish or South-Central Tibeto-Burman languages) are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken in northeastern India, western Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh. Most notable Kuki-Chin-speaking ethnic groups are referred to collectively as the Zo people which includes the Mizo, Kuki, Chin and Zomi people.
Kuki-Chin is alternatively called South-Central Trans-Himalayan (or South Central Tibeto-Burman) by Konnerth (2018), because of negative connotations of the term "Kuki-Chin" for many speakers of languages in this group.
Kuki-Chin is sometimes placed under Kuki-Chin–Naga, a geographical rather than linguistic grouping.