| Uppu | |
|---|---|
| Chinbon | |
| Native to | Myanmar |
Native speakers | 44,000 (2017)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cnb |
| Glottolog | chin1478 |
Uppu or Chinbon Chin is a Southern Kuki-Chin language dialect cluster of Myanmar, Bangladesh and India.
Geographical distribution
Chinbon (Uppu) is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar.2
- Chin State: Kanpetlet and Paletwa townships
- Magway Region: Saw and Sidoktaya townships
- Rakhine State: Minbya township
Mayin and Longpaw have 84–91% intelligibility with the Uppu dialects, and 90% intelligibility with Minkya dialect.3
