Sangtam language
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| Sangtam | |
|---|---|
| Thukumi | |
| Lophomi | |
| Native to | Nagaland, India |
| Region | East-central Nagaland, Tuensang and Khiphire districts |
| Ethnicity | Sangtam |
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Native speakers
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84,000 (2001 census)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nsa |
| Glottolog | sang1321[2] |
Sangtam, also called Thukumi, Isachanure, or Lophomi, is an Ao language spoken in northeast India. It is spoken in Kiphire District and in the Longkhim-Chare circle in Tuensang district, Nagaland, India.
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Sangtam.
- Kizare
- Pirr (Northern Sangtam)
- Phelongre
- Thukumi (Central Sangtam)
- Photsimi
- Purr (Southern Sangtam)
The standardized dialect of Sangtam is based based on the Tsadanger village speech variety.
Phonology
Sangtam is unusual in having two stops with bilabial trilled release, /t̪͡ʙ, t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ/.[3]
| p pʰ | t̪ t̪ʰ | ʈʵ ʈʵʰ | c cʰ | k kʰ | ʔ |
| t̪͡ʙ t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ | t̪s t̪sʰ | tʃ tʃʰ | |||
| m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| (f v) | s (z?) | ʃ | x | h | |
| l | ɹ | j |
Vowels are /a e i ʌ o u/, tones High, Mid, Low.
References
- ↑ Sangtam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Coupe (2015) "Prestopped bilabial trills in Sangtam", Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Glasgow, 10–14 August 2015
