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Monsang (Monsang, Monshang; autonym: Si:rti[1]) is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Sino-Tibetan) language of Northeast India. Scott DeLancey, et al. (2015)[1] classifies Monsang as a "Northwest Naga" language.
| Monsang | |
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| Siirti | |
 Monsang written in Meitei script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Monsang Naga |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2015)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nmh |
| Glottolog | mons1234 |
Distribution
Monsang is spoken in Chandel subdivision, Chandel district, Manipur, in the 6 villages of Liwachangning, Changnhe, Liwa Khullen (Meeleen), Liwa Sarei, Japhou, and Monsang Pantha (Pentha Khuwpuw).[2]
Phonology
Unlike the more conservative Kuki-Chin languages spoken to the south such as Mizo, Monsang has many innovative phonological and morphological features.[3]
References
- DeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth1; Amos Teo. 2015. Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015
- Monsang, Sh. Francis; Veikho, Sahiinii Lemaina. 2018. Sound System of Monsang. Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 17(2): 77–116. doi:10.5070/H917237811
- Konnerth, Linda. 2018. The historical phonology of Monsang (Northwestern South-Central/“Kuki-Chin”): A case of reduction in phonological complexity. Himalayan Linguistics, Vol. 17(1): 19-49.
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