Tangsa language
| Tangsa | |
|---|---|
| Tase | |
| Native to | Burma, India |
| Ethnicity | Tangsa people |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2001 census – 2012)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nst – Tangsa (multiple varieties)nqq – Kyan-Karyawnlq – Lao Naga |
| Glottolog | tase1235 Tase Naga |
Tangsa, also Tase and Tase Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan languages or language cluster spoken by the Tangsa people of Burma and north-eastern India. Some varieties, such as Shangge, are likely distinct languages. There are about 60,000 speakers in Burma and 40,000 speakers in India.
Geographical distribution
Tangsa is spoken in the following locations of Myanmar (Ethnologue).
- Hkamti District, Sagaing Division: Nanyun, Pangsau, Lahe, and Hkamti townships
- Myitkyina District, Kachin State: Shinbwiyan and Tanai townships
In India, Tangsa is spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Below are locations for some varieties of Tangsa.
- Jugli: Kantang, Longlung, and Rangran villages, central Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988)
- Lungchang: Changlang, Rangkatu, and Kengkhu villages, eastern Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988)
- Tutsa: Sabban area, Changlang Subdivision, wesern Changlang District (also in SE Tirap District), Arunachal (Rekhung 1992)
- Mungshang: Nayang village, Miao area & Theremkan village, Nampong circle, Changlang District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1999)
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Tase (Tangsa), some of which may actually be separate, mutually unintelligible languages.
Kyan and Karyaw, two closely related Konyak speech varieties, as well as Lao (Law, Loh) Naga, are reportedly similar to the Chuyo and Gakat dialects (Ethnologue).
Alternate names for Tase (Tangsa) given in Ethnologue include:
References
- ^ Tangsa (multiple varieties) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Kyan-Karyaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lao Naga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
- Tai and Tibeto-Burman Languages of Assam (SEAlang.net)
- Chamchang (Kimsing) online dictionary (SEAlang.net)
- Cholim (Tonglum) online dictionary (SEAlang.net)
- Joglei (Yugli) online dictionary (SEAlang.net)
- Mueshaungx (Mossang) online dictionary (SEAlang.net)