Chakpa language

Chakpa
Loi
Classical Meetei Mayek script transliteration of the Meitei language word "Chakpa"
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
Ethnicityassimilated into the Meitei ethnicity
Extinctafter 1859
Dialects
  • Andro
  • Sengmai (Sekmai)
  • Phayeng
  • Khurkhul
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologandr1245

Chakpa (Meitei) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal Valley of Manipur, India. It belonged to the Luish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that of Meitei language. Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.

Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, Khurkhul and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.