Chakpa (Meitei) is a Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal valley of Manipur, India.
[2] Loi (or Lui; hence "Luish") is a Meithei exonym that includes Chakpa.
[2] Chakpa is preserved in written manuscripts that are recited by religious scholars during traditional ceremonies, such as those of the Lai Haraoba festival.
[2] Chakpa word lists can be found in McCulloch (1859)[4] and Basanta (1998).
[5] The Chairel variety is documented in a word list by McCulloch (1859).