Khoirao language

Khoirao
Thangal Naga
Thangal written in Meitei script
RegionManipur, Assam
EthnicityThangal people
Native speakers
24,000 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nki
Glottologthan1255
ELPThangal Naga
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Khoirao, also known as Thangal, is a Sino-Tibetan[2][3] language spoken in Manipur, India. It belongs to the Zemeic branch.[4][5]

The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[6]

Geographical distribution

Khoirao is spoken in the East and West Sadar hills subdivisions, Senapati district,[7] northern Manipur,[8] in the villages of Mapao Thangal, Thangal Surung, Makeng Thangal, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao, T-Khullen, Ningthoubam, Mayangkhang, and Angkailongdi. Most villages located are east of the Barak valley.

References

  1. ^ Khoirao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Hale, Austin (1982). "Review of research". Research on Tibeto-Burman Languages. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 1-48 [30-31 (table)]. doi:10.1515/9783110825497-002.
  3. ^ Ruhlen, Merritt (1987). "Genetic Classification of the World's Languages". A Guide to the World’s Languages. Vol. I: Classification. Redwood City: Stanford University Press. pp. 275-380 [331-332]. doi:10.1515/9781503621336-015.
  4. ^ Bashir, Elena (2016). "Contact and convergence". In Hans Henrich Hock; Elena Bashir (eds.). The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 241-374 [301-302]. doi:10.1515/9783110423303-004.
  5. ^ Driem, George van (2008). "Endangered Languages of South Asia". In Matthias Brenzinger (ed.). Language Diversity Endangered. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 303-341 [322]. doi:10.1515/9783110905694-016.
  6. ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ^ Chelliah, Shobhana L. (2015). "Is Manipur a linguistic area?". Journal of South Asian Languages and Linguistics. 2 (1): 87-109 [90]. doi:10.1515/jsall-2015-0004.
  8. ^ Albrecht Klose, ed. (2001). ""K"". Sprachen der Welt: Ein weltweiter Index der Sprachfamilien, Einzelsprachen und Dialekte, mit Angabe der Synonyma und fremdsprachigen Äquivalente (in German). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur. pp. 259-304 [281]. doi:10.1515/9783110967494.259.

Further reading

  • Thokchom, Chandramani Singh (2008). The structural analysis of Thangal (Doctor of Philosophy). Manipur University. hdl:10603/105286.
  • McDonough, Patricia (2022). Topics in Thangal Morphosyntax (Doctor of Philosophy). Bloomington: Indiana University, Department of Linguistics.


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