Lamkang language
| Lamkang | |
|---|---|
| Ksen | |
| Native to | India, Burma |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Lamkang Naga |
Native speakers | 40,000 + in India (2011 census)[1] |
|
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
lmk |
| Glottolog |
lamk1238[2] |
Lamkang is one of the Naga tribes of Manipur, India, with one village in Burma. The Lamkangs are mostly settled in the southwest and southeastern parts of Manipur. The language is very much similar to Anal Naga, and has been influenced by Meitei as the people have been acculturated. There are current language documentation efforts by native speakers including the collection of traditional stories songs (done by Beshot Khullar) and videography of traditional dances and stories (done by Daniel Tholung) and work on creating a standard orthography (by the Lamkang Literature and Education Committee).
Geographical distribution
Lamkang is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).
- Chandel district, southwestern and southeastern Manipur
- 6 villages to the west and east of Sugunu
- 6 villages between Chalong and Mombi New
- 18 villages between Palel, Chandel town, Palel, and Sibong
- Nagaland: Thamlakhuren and Dimapur
External links
- Lamkang Language Resource website, includes information about current documentation efforts and the orthography conventions being used.
References
- ↑ Lamkang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Lamkang". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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