Kachai-Padang language
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| Kaachai-Phadāng | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Tangkhul Naga |
Native speakers | 3,000 in Kachai village (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | phad1238 |
The language of the neighboring villages of Kaachai and Phadāng (Phalee) in Manipur, India, constitute a Tangkhulic language. It is spoken by about 3,000 people in Kachai village, west-central Ukhrul District. Phadāng (Phalee) is only attested from 1859.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Mortensen, David R. (2003). “Comparative Tangkhul.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.
Sources
[edit]- Mortensen, David R. and James A. Miller (2013). “A reconstruction of Proto-Tangkhulic rhymes.” Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 36(1): 1-32.
- Mortensen, David R. (2012). Database of Tangkhulic Languages. (unpublished ms. contributed to STEDT).
- Mortensen, David R. and James A. Miller (2009). “Proto-Tangkhul Onsets in Comparative Perspective Archived 2019-07-30 at the Wayback Machine.” International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics 42, Chiangmai, November 4.
- Mortensen, David R. (2003). “Comparative Tangkhul Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.
- Mortensen, David. 2014. The Tangkhulic Tongues - How I Started Working on Endangered Languages.
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