Kom language (India)

Kom is a Kuki-Chin language of India. Kohlreng is usually considered a dialect of Kom, but may be a distinct language. Speakers of Kom live in the hilly provinces of Northeastern India. The dialect of Manipur has at least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area, including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Paite, and Gangte languages.[4] Aimol, Koireng and Chiru speakers also understand Kom.

Kom
Kom Rem
RegionIndia
EthnicityKom
Native speakers
15,108 (2011 census)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Dialects
  • Kom
  • Kolhreng
Language codes
ISO 639-3kmm
Glottologkomi1270[3]

Geographical distribution

Speakers of Kom are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. The majority of the population lives in eastern and central Manipur, concentrated in 22 villages located in Churachandpur district, Tamenglong district, Senapati district, and Bishenpur district (Ethnologue). In Devi (2011:81),[5] these 22 villages are listed as Sinam Kom, Theiyong Kom, Laikot Kom, Ichum Kom, Kom Keirap, Khoirentak, Sagang, Luikhumbi, Lallumbung, Mantak, Tuiringkhaison, Samulamlan, Chinglanmei, Bungsalane, Lananphai, Ngairong, Mungrushi, Sambangyan, Tonsen tampak, and Khulen.

Devi (2011:80)[5] lists some important Kom villages and localities as:

  • Makokching, Saikul, and Sinam-Kom of Senapati District
  • K.R. Lane of Imphal
  • Kharam, Ichum of Imphal West District
  • Theiong of Imphal East District
  • Sengpanjar, Kangathai, Khoirentak, and Kom-keirap of Bishnupur District
  • Greater Sagang of Churachandpur District
  • Tonsen and Mahou-tera of Chandel District
  • Mantak of Thoubal District

Phonology

Kom is a tonal language with three tones.

Similarities

 
 Although Kom language is a kuki chin language it share the most similarities with one of the Naga tribe called "INPUI". Both share several similarities from verb to nouns etc. Example Bu is refer to Food in Kom similarly Inpui also used the same.
some others examples:
: Kom- Hongtro (come here)
 Inpui- Hongo (come)
:Kom- Ongtro (sit down)
 Inpui- Ongtawo(sit down)


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gollark: I was going to have single-track rail lines in my tunnels, actually.
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References
  1. "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 7 July 2018.
  2. DeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth1; Amos Teo. 2015. Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kom (India)". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  4. Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). Linguistic Ecology of Manipur. Guwahati: EBH Publishers.

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