Kakching dialect

Kakching
Kakchīng
ꯀꯛꯆꯤꯡ
Native toManipur
RegionKakching
EthnicityMeitei ethnicity
Native speakers
33170 (2011)
Sino-Tibetan
Early forms
Meitei script
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Area in Manipur, where Kakching dialect is primarily used

Kakching (ꯀꯛꯆꯤꯡ) is a dialect of the Meitei language spoken in the Kakching region of Manipur. It shares many grammatical features with Standard Manipuri, but it also has several grammatical features that are different.

Unlike the Imphal dialect of Meitei, it is not heavily influenced by Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi languages.