Language
The common language is 'Tangkhul'. However there are different kinds of dialects for every village. There are more than 200 dialects estimated be spoken in each and every village. The first Tangkhul primer was published by the Rev. William Pettigrew in 1898. Since then many literature have come up. The complete Bible was translated and published in 1936. The Tangkhul Literature society was formed in the year 1937. The Tangkhul language has been included as a major Indian language subject by the CBSE, ICSE and MBSE.
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