Vaiphei (Vaiphei reih)

Vaiphei is a member of the Northern Zo-Mizo branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family. It is spoken by about 43,000 people mainly in the Indian state of Manipur in the northeast of India. In particular, it is spoken in the Churachandpur district in the south of Manipur. There are also speakers of Vaiphei in Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.

Vaiphei is closely related to languages such as Thadou, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Kom and Gangte. It is written with the Latin alphabet, and there is a Vaiphei translation of the Bible.

Vaiphei alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Vaiphei (Excel)

Notes

The vowel /ɔ/ is written o in open syllables (ending with a vowel), and aw in closed syllables (ending with a consonant)
k, p and t are unreleased at the ends of words

Sample text

A kiang un, “La pauchap tak ua leh zia gual hin gen sek un: ‘Ka Pau, la min ja in um hen. La gam hung tung hen.
Nisi’n ka nêkkhop uh an ei pia’n.
Ka chung ua thil hikhialte ka ngaidam sek gual un, nang inle ka thil hikhialteu ei ngaidam in. Chetna hun ah ei puilût kin’ ti in,” a tia.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1062/LUK.11.VAIPBSI

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos

Information about Vaiphei | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Vaiphei
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaiphei_language
http://www.language-archives.org/language/vap

Sino-Tibetan languages

Angami, Bai, Caijia, Darmiya, Miju, Rawang, Tangut, Thangmi, Tujia, Vaiphei

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created on 30.12.25. Last modified: 29.12.25

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