Maring and Uipo (exonym: Khoibu) are closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by the Maring and Khoibu people in Manipur, India. Linguistically, they are closest to the Tangkhulic languages.
| Maring | |
|---|---|
 Maring written in Meitei script | |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Maring |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Meitei script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nng |
| Glottolog | mari1416 |
Maring is spoken in Laiching in the southeast of Chandel district, Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision of that district (Ethnologue).
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k | |
| Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | ||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | w | l r | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ei/, /ai/, /au/, /ui/, /oi/.
References
edit- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ a b Namkung, Ju (1996). Matisoff, James A. (ed.). "Phonological Inventories of Tibeto-Burman Languages" (PDF). Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Monograph Series (3). University of California, Berkeley.
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