Sorbung language

Sorbung is a recently discovered Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, northeastern India. Although the speakers are ethnically Tangkhul, it appears to be a non-Tangkhulic Kukish language, as it shows strong links with what was called 'Southern Tangkhul' in Brown (1837), which was also a non-Tangkhulic language spoke by ethnic Tangkhul.[1]

Sorbung
RegionManipur
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
300 (2011)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
  • Kuki-Chin?
    • Sorbung
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsorb1250[2]

Sorbung is spoken by about 300 people of Sorbung village, Ukhrul District, Manipur, northeastern India. Sorbung speakers consider themselves to be ethnic Tangkhul. A language that is unambiguously Tangkhulic is spoken in nearby Tusom village. Kuki (Thadou) and Maring are also spoken in neighboring villages.

See also

  • Southern Luhupa language

References

  1. Mortenson, David and Jennifer Keogh. 2011. "Sorbung, an Undocumented Language of Manipur: its Phonology and Place in Tibeto-Burman". In JEALS 4, vol 1. http://jseals.org/JSEALS-4-1.pdf
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Sorbung". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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