Khoirao language

Khoirao
Thangal Naga
Thangal written in Meitei script
RegionManipur, Assam
EthnicityThangal people
Native speakers
(24,000 cited 2001)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nki
Glottologthan1255
ELPThangal Naga

Khoirao, also known as Thangal, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, India. It belongs to the Zemeic branch.

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

Geographical distribution

Khoirao is spoken in the East and West Sadar hills subdivisions, Senapati district, northern Manipur, 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.[citation needed][verification needed]

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.
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  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.

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