Lish language

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Lish
Lishpa, Khispi
Region Arunachal Pradesh
Ethnicity Lishipa
Native speakers
1,500 (2017) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lsh
Glottolog lish1235

Lish (also called Lishpa or Khispi) is a Kho-Bwa language of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is a dialect of the same language as Chug and Gompatse.

The Lish (population 1,567 in 1981) live in Dirang village, a few miles from Chug village, and in Gompatse. The Gompatse variety is not Lish proper, but is rather a lect closely related to Lish. [2]

Lish is also spoken in Khispi village. [2] Despite speaking languages closely related to Mey (Sherdukpen), the people identify as Monpa, not Mey.

According to Lieberherr & Bodt (2017), [1] Lish is spoken by 1,500 people in 3 main villages.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plosive oral p b t d k ɡ q ɢ
aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ
Affricate oral tɕ dʑ
aspirated tɕʰ
Fricative s z ɕ ʑ h
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ɴ
Approximant w r , l j
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. 1 2 Lieberherr, Ismael; Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus. 2017. Sub-grouping Kho-Bwa based on shared core vocabulary. In Himalayan Linguistics, 16(2).
  2. 1 2 Blench, Roger. 2015. The Mey languages and their classification. Presentation given at the University of Sydney.
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