Challow language

Challow
Challow
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Tangkhul Naga
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin–Naga Tangkhul–Maring Tangkhulic Challow; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	chal1279

Last updated January 02, 2026

Challow is a Tangkhulic language of Ukhrul District, Manipur, India.^[1]^[2]

Typology

Challow is a tonal language with SOV word order, agglutinative morphology, and ergative-absolutive alignment.^[3]

References

↑ Ivani, Jessica K. (under review) Some preliminary notes on Challow, a Tibeto-Burman language from Manipur, India.
↑ IVANI, Jessica K & ZAKHARKO, Taras. 2023. Linguistic diversity in North-East India: a comparative look at neighboring languages Suansu, Kongai and Challow. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4–6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.
↑ IVANI, Jessica K. 2023. Challow language from northeastern India: a field report. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4–6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.

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[1] Ivani, Jessica K. (under review) Some preliminary notes on Challow, a Tibeto-Burman language from Manipur, India.

[2] IVANI, Jessica K & ZAKHARKO, Taras. 2023. Linguistic diversity in North-East India: a comparative look at neighboring languages Suansu, Kongai and Challow. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4–6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.

[3] IVANI, Jessica K. 2023. Challow language from northeastern India: a field report. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4–6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.

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