Tarao language


Tarao, or Taraotrong, is an unclassified Tibeto-Burman language of Burma. It is marginally intelligible with Chothe.

Locations

According to the Ethnologue, Tarao is spoken in Heikakpokpi, Leishokching, and Khuringmul Laiminei villages in the Palel area of Chandel district, Manipur, as well as in Sinakeithei village of Ukhrul district, Manipur.
Singh lists the Tarao villages as Tarao Khullen, Leishok Ching, Khuringmul, and Heikamul in Chandel District, Manipur. There are also about 8 families in Shajkeithel, Ukhrul District. The 2001 census reported a population of 870 Tarao people.