Zeme language
| Zeme | |
|---|---|
| Zeliang | |
| Region | Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura |
| Ethnicity | Zeliangrong (Zeme Naga, Liangmai Naga, Rongmei Naga) |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2001 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nzm – Zemenbu – Rongmainjn – Liangmai (Kwoireng)nkd – Kwoireng (Koireng) |
| Glottolog | zeme1240 Zeme Nagarong1266 Rongmei Nagakoir1240 Koirenglian1251 Liangmai Naga |
| ELP | Zeme Naga |
Zeme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeastern India. It is part of a dialect continuum that includes Rongmei and Liangmei.
Locations
Zeme (dialects: Paren, Njauna) is spoken in (Ethnologue):
- Upper Barak valley, northern Cachar district, Assam
- Tamenglong district, Manipur
- Kohima district, Nagaland: Jalukie, Peren, Medzephima blocks
Rongmei (dialects: Songbu) is spoken in 35 villages of Cachar district, Assam, as well as in northwestern Manipur and Nagaland (Ethnologue).
Liangmei is spoken in Jalukie, Peren, and Medzephima blocks of Kohima district, Nagaland (Ethnologue).
Koireng is spoken in (Ethnologue):
- 5 villages in Saikul and Kangpokpi subdivisions, Senapati district, Manipur
- 3 villages south of Moirang in Bishnupur district, Manipur
- 2 villages near Palel in Chandel district, Manipur
- Nagaland
Singh (2011:52)[2] reports 11 Koireng villages in Saikul and Kangpokpi sub-divisions of Sadar Hills
- Utonglok, Sadu Koireng, Nurathel, Iril Mapal, Ekpan, Tarung, Kamu Koireng, Longa Koireng, Awang Longa Koireng in Senapati District
- Tarung in Thangmeiband and Lamphel Koireng in Imphal West district.
The "purest" Koireng is spoken in Satu and Utonglo (Ethnologue).
There are Koireng 8 clans (phung), namely Shong, Yei, Tieltu, Thamthu, Virei, Khonglung, Mreiem, and Mikan.[2]
References
- ^ Zeme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Rongmai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Liangmai (Kwoireng) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Kwoireng (Koireng) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ a b Singh, Ch. Yashawanta. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Koireng." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). Linguistic Ecology of Manipur. Guwahati: EBH Publishers.
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