Idu Mishmi language

The Idu Mishmi Language (Chinese: 义都语; Hanyu Pinyin: yìdōuyŭ) is a small language spoken in the Dibang Valley District of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and in Southeastern Tibet. There are 8,569 speakers in India as of 1981 and 7,000 speakers in China as of 1994. The total amount of Idu Mishmi Language speakers total to 15,569. Mainly the Idu Mishmi people speak it. It is considered an Endangered Language.

Script

The Idu Mishmi people did not usually have a script of their own. When the occasion called Idu Mishmis tended to use Tibetan script. But now with confluence of English and Modern day Literature the Idu Mishmis have developed a Script known as "IDU AZOBRA" which is being tried to induce in the society by various Social Workers.

Alternative Names

The Idu Mishmi Language is often referred to as:

• "Chulikata" by the assamese(people of assam.)
• "Idu" in general.
• "Yidu" - may be in china.
• " Midu, Mindri and Mithu(also called bebejias by the assamese)" are the sub classifications within idu tribe based on the pitch and pronunciation of certain words.
• However Idu people prefer to call themselves as "KERA-AH"(which means "children of KERA") ^[1]

Dialects

Sources

• Ethnologue 14th edition
• Ethnologue 15th edition
• Preliminary notes on the phonology of Ida Mishmi
• Discovery - Endangered Languages