Kom language (India)

Kom
Kom
Kom Rem
Region	India
Ethnicity	Kom
Native speakers	15,108 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin–Naga Kuki-Chin Northwestern Kom; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kom; Kolhreng;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kmm
Glottolog	komi1270
ELP	Kom

Last updated July 30, 2025

Kom is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily,^[2] spoken by the Kom people 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 Manipur and Northeast states of India.^[3]

Geographical distribution

Speakers of Kom language are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. (2011:81),^[4] these 25 villages are listed as Teraphai , Nungkot Kom, Moirang Mantak, Laikot, Sinam Kom, Thayong Kom, Laikot Kom, Ichum Kom, Kom Keirap, Khoirentak, Sagang, Luikhumbi, Lallumbung, Mantak, Tuiringkhaison, Samulamlan, Chinglanmei, Bungsalane, Lananphai, Ngairong, Mungrushi, Sambangyan, Tonsen tampak, and Khulen.

some important Kom villages are located at :

Saikul and Sinam-Kom of Kangpokpi district
Greater Sagang of Churachandpur District

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
	voiced	b	d
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Fricative		v	s			h
Trill			r
Approximant	lateral		l
Approximant	central	w		j

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open	a

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References

↑ "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.
↑ Thurgood, Graham (2016), "Sino-Tibetan: Genetic and Areal Subgroups", in Graham Thurgood; Randy J. LaPolla (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan Languages (2 ed.), Taylor & Francis, p. 22, ISBN 9781315399492
↑ Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). Linguistic Ecology of Manipur. Guwahati: EBH Publishers.
↑ Aimol, Chongom Damrengthang (2007). A descriptive grammar of Kom. Canchipur: Manipur University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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[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] Thurgood, Graham (2016), "Sino-Tibetan: Genetic and Areal Subgroups", in Graham Thurgood; Randy J. LaPolla (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan Languages (2 ed.), Taylor & Francis, p. 22, ISBN 9781315399492

[Singh-3] Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[Devi2011-4] Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). Linguistic Ecology of Manipur. Guwahati: EBH Publishers.

[5] Aimol, Chongom Damrengthang (2007). A descriptive grammar of Kom. Canchipur: Manipur University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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