Saihriem
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Saihriem (Ethnologue ISO 639-3 code: tcz)
The Faihriem or Saihriem is a critically endangered language spoken by less than few hundreds. Belonging to the Kuki-Chin branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family, it is one of the clans of Hmar tribe located in the Indian states of Assam, Manipur and Mizoram.
The Saihriem (Faihriem, Syriem) language is spoken by a mixture of the Saihriem/Faihriem people; a sub tribe of Hmar group of tribes of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo and other ethnically related communities such as the Aimol, Kuki, Vaiphei, in four neighbouring villages (Noxatilla, Bagbahar, Balisor, Nagathol & Saihriemkhuo villages) around Dwarbond in Bojalenga Block of Cachar District, Assam