Maring language (India)

Not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea.

Maring
Maring written in Meitei script
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Maring
Native speakers	26,000 (2011 census) [1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin–Naga Tangkhul–Maring Maringic Maring
Writing system	Meitei script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nng
Glottolog	mari1416

Maring is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Maring people in Manipur, India. Linguistically, it is closest to the Uipo language (Khoibu) and the Tangkhulic languages.^{[ citation needed ]}

Maring is spoken in Laiching in southeast Chandel district and the northern border regions of the Tengnoupal district. (Ethnologue).

Phonology

Consonants ^[2]

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	tʃ dʒ	k
Aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
Fricative	f	s			h
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Approximant	w	l r	j

Vowels ^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ei/, /ai/, /au/, /ui/, /oi/.

References

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. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
2. Namkung, Ju (1996). Matisoff, James A. (ed.). "Phonological Inventories of Tibeto-Burman Languages" (PDF). Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Monograph Series (3). University of California, Berkeley. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.