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Northwestern Kuki-Chin Languages
Southern Naga, also Old Kuki or Northwestern Kuki-Chin,Andrew Hsiu (2019) is a branch of Kuki-Chin-Naga languages. Speakers are from Kuki-Chin-Mizos people like Kom tribes such as Aimol, Kom, Koireng and others and Nagas. Languages Scott DeLancey, et al. (2015) classify the following languages as Northwestern Kuki-Chin. Purum and Kharam have been added from Peterson (2017). *Aimol *Anal *Chiru * Chothe * Kharam * Koren *Kom * Lamkang * Monsang *Moyon *Purum The Purums are an indigenous tribe of Manipur. They are (or were) notable because their marriage system is the subject of ongoing statistical and ethnographical analysis; Buchler states that "they are perhaps the most over-analyzed society in ant ... * Tarao References *DeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth; Amos Teo. 2015. ''Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland''. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015. *Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast India
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Anal Language
Anal may refer to: Related to the anus *Related to the anus of animals: ** Anal fin, in fish anatomy ** Anal vein, in insect anatomy ** Anal scale, in reptile anatomy *Related to the human anus: ** Anal sex, a type of sexual activity involving stimulation of the anus ** Anal stage, a term used by Sigmund Freud to describe the development during the second year of life ** Anal expulsive, people who have a carefree attitude ** Anal retentive, a person overly uptight or distressed over ordinarily minor problems Places * Anal Island, an island of the Marshall Islands * Añal, New Mexico, a ghost town Other uses * Anāl people, an ethnic group of northeast India and Myanmar **Anāl language, the Sino-Tibetan language they speak * Ammonal, or ANAL, an explosive made from ammonium nitrate (AN) and aluminium (AL) powder * ''All Nippon Air Line'', a 2008 boys love manga * Anal Arasu, Indian fight master/action choreographer See also * IANAL, a colloquial acronym for "I am not a lawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purum Language
Purum (Purum Naga) is a Southern Naga language of India. Speakers consider themselves to be ethnic Naga people, rather than part of the Kuki and Chin ethnic groups. Peterson (2017)Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. ''Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley'', 189-209. Leiden: Brill. classifies Purum as part of the ''Northwestern'' branch of Kuki-Chin. According ''Ethnologue'', Purum shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Kharam. Geographical distribution Purum is spoken in Phaijol, Laikot, Thuisenpai, and Kharam Pallen villages of Senapati district, Manipur (''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...''). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyon Language
Moyon is a Sino-Tibetan language of Southern Naga linguistic sub branch. It is spoken by the Moyon Nagas in Manipur, India and in Burma. Classification Scott DeLancey (2015)DeLancey, Scott. 2015. "Morphological Evidence for a Central Branch of Trans-Himalayan (Sino-Tibetan)." ''Cahiers de linguistique - Asie oriental'' 44(2):122-149. December 2015. classifies Moyon as a "Northwest Kuki-Chin" language. Geographical distribution Moyon is spoken in the following locations (''Ethnologue''). * Chandel district, Manipur: 14 villages including Moyon Khullen, Khongjom, Mitong, Komlathabi, Penaching, and Heigru Tampak *Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ... (near the Myanmar border) References Endangered languages of India Languages of Manipur Language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsang Language
Monsang (Monsang, Monshang; autonym: Si:rti) is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Sino-Tibetan) language spoken in the Northeast of India. Scott DeLancey, et al. (2015) classifies Monsang as a "Northwest Naga" language. Distribution Monsang is spoken in Chandel subdivision, Chandel district, Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ..., in the 6 villages of Liwachangning, Changnhe, Liwa Khullen (Meeleen), Liwa Sarei, Japhou, and Monsang Pantha (Pentha Khuwpuw).Monsang, Sh. Francis; Veikho, Sahiinii Lemaina. 2018Sound System of Monsang ''Himalayan Linguistics'', Vol. 17(2): 77–116. Phonology Unlike the more conservative Kuki-Chin languages spoken to the south such as Mizo, Monsang has many innovative phonological and morphological features.Konnerth, Linda. 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamkang Language
Lamkang is a Tibeto-Burman language of Southern Naga linguistic sub branch. It is spoken by the Lamkang Nagas of Manipur, India, with one village in Burma. The Lamkangs mostly live in the southwest and southeastern parts of Manipur. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. Background The language has been influenced by Manipur's state language, Meitei ( Manipuri) as the people have been in contact with Meiteis, and as Meitei ( Manipuri) is used as a lingua franca among local tribes. There are current language documentation efforts by native speakers including Bible translations by Mr. Swamy Tholung Ksen under the Bibles International, Pautum Ren (New Testament) the collection of traditional stories songs (done by Beshot Khullar) Children's story book Knao Bu Then, Naoluwng Paomin, published by SIL, and the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights (UDHR) and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kom Language (India)
Kom is a Kuki-Chin language of India. Kohlreng is usually considered a dialect of Kom, but may be a distinct language. Speakers of Kom live in the hilly provinces of Northeastern India. The dialect of Manipur has at least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kuki-Chin dialects of the area, including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Paite, and Gangte languages. Aimol, Koireng and Chiru speakers also understand Kom. Geographical distribution Speakers of Kom are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. The majority of the population lives in eastern and central Manipur, concentrated in 22 villages located in Churachandpur district, Tamenglong district, Senapati district, and Bishenpur district (''Ethnologue''). In Devi (2011:81),Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). ''Linguistic Ecology of Manipur''. Guwahati: EBH Publishers. these 22 villages are listed as Sinam Kom, Theiyong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koireng Language
Koireng or Koiren is a Kuki-Chin languages, Kuki-Chin-Mizo language spoken by Koireng people in Manipur, India. It is particularly close to Aimol language, Aimol, Purum language, Purum and Kharam language, Kharam. References {{Languages of Northeast India Languages of Manipur Endangered languages of India Southern Naga languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharam Language
Kharam is a Southern Naga language of India. Peterson (2017)Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. ''Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley'', 189-209. Leiden: Brill. classifies the closely related Purum language (and hence Kharam as well) as part of the ''Northwestern'' branch of Kuki-Chin. According ''Ethnologue'', Kharam shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Purum. Geographical distribution Kharam Naga is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (''Ethnologue''). * Senapati district: Purumlikli, Purumkhulen, Purumkhunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibunglikli villages *Chandel district Chandel district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it was the second least populous district in the state, after Tamenglong. In December 2016, a part of the ...: Lamla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chothe Language
Chothe (''Chawte, Kyao'') is a Sino-Tibetan language of Kuki-Chin languages, Kuki-Chin subgroup of northeastern India. It may be intelligible with Aimol language, Aimol. Geographical distribution Chothe is spoken in the following locations (''Ethnologue''). The "purest" Chothe is reported to be spoken in Purum Khullen (''Ethnologue''). *Southeastern Manipur **Chandel district (in 15 villages) **Bishnupur district (in Lamlang Hupi village) *Nagaland (near the Myanmar border) References Southern Naga languages Languages of Manipur Languages of Nagaland {{St-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiru Language
Chiru (''Naga'') is a Southern Naga language spoken mostly in Manipur. The Chiru population numbers approximately 8,599. It is an endangered spoken in three districts of Manipur: Senapati, Noney district of Manipur and Cachar district of Assam. Chiru has been recognized as a Scheduled Tribe of Manipur by the government of India since 1956 under "The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, Act No. 63 of 1956" Dated 25 September 1956. The total population of the native speakers of Chiru is only 8599 (Census of India: 2011). The native speakers have high proficiency in Meitei language. The language is neither used in schools nor in radio or mass media. Older people read and write in Meitei language (Manipuri language). The younger generation of Chiru speakers prefers Roman script. The Chirus are one of the earliest inhabitants of Manipur and Assam. Cheitharol Kumbaba, the Royal Chronicle of Manipur mentioned that King Meidingu Chalamba defeated the Chirus in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimol Language
Aimol, also known as Aimual, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Aimol people of Manipur, India. It is considered endangered and has less than 9,000 speakers worldwide as per 2011 census.Endangered Languages Project - http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3700 Geographical distribution Aimol is spoken primarily in the Tengnoupal district, Chandel district, Kangpokpi district, and Churachandpur districts of Manipur.Haokip, P. (2011). The languages of manipur: A case study of the Kuki-Chin languages. Linguistics Of The Tibeto-Burman Area, 34(1), 85-118. Aimol is spoken in the following villages of Manipur state (''Ethnologue''). There are also small numbers of speakers in Assam,Mizoram,Tripura,Nagaland. *Tengnoupal district: Aimol Khullen, Satu, Kumbirei, Chingunghut, Aimol Tampak, Khodamphai, Ngairong Aimol, Chandonpokpi, Sibong (Khudengthabi), and Khomayai (Khunjai) *Chandel district: Unapal *Kangpokpi district: Tuikhang, Kharam Aimol *Churachandpur district: Luichungbum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
