East-Central Tangkhul Naga
East-Central Tangkhul Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tangkhul is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tangkhulic branch, spoken in different villages of Ukhrul district, Manipur, India.
Tangkhul became a written language for the first time in the year 1897, when William Pettigrew compiled "Tangkhul Primer and Catechism", during his Christian missionary activities.
The Department of Language Planning and Implementation of the Government of Manipur offers a sum of ₹5,000 (equivalent to ₹9,300 or US$96 in 2026), to every individual who learns Tangkhul language, under certain terms and conditions.
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Words in East-Central Tangkhul Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | amiN* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | khana* | |
| nose | nataN* | |
| tooth | aha* | |
| tongue | male* | |
| hand | paN* | |
| blood | aSi* | |
| bone | ara* | |
| skin | ahui* | |
| knee | khuksao* | |
| breast | naror* | |
| liver | amathin* | |
| water | tara* | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | zimik* | |
| star | sira* | |
| stone | NaluN* | |
| tree | thiNroN* | |
| leaf | thiNna* | |
| night | NayaSoN* | |
| dog | fa* | |
| fish | khai* | |
| louse | rik* | |
| one | khatka* | |
| two | khani* | |
| I | iya* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ithum* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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