Digaro, also Taraon, Tawra, or Darang, is a Digarish language of northeastern
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
, India and
Zayü County
Zayul County
() KNAB, retrieved 5 July 2021.
Miju) call them ', the Idu call them ', and the Assamese call them ''Digaro Mishmi''.
Distribution
India
In
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
, India, Digaro Mishmi is spoken in
Hayuliang
Hayuliang is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous subdivision in the Anjaw district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.Changlagam, and Goiliang circles in the Amjaw district (''
Ethnologue
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''). It is also spoken in
Dibang Valley district
Dibang Valley (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is a district of Arunachal Pradesh named after the Dibang River or the Talon as the Mishmis call it. It is the least populated district in India and has an area of .
History
In June 1980, Dibang Valley distr ...
and
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
China
Jiang, et al. (2013:2) reports that in
Zayü County
Zayul County
() KNAB, retrieved 5 July 2021.
* /a/ may also be heard as before /k/.
References
*Evans, Jonathan P.; Manyu, Johakso (2021). "The sounds of Tawrã (Digaru-Mishmi), a Tibeto-Burman language". Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 44 (1): 1–26.
*Jiang Huo 获 Li Daqin 大勤 Sun Hongkai 宏开 2013. ''A study of Taraon'' 让语研究 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 族出版社