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.

Maring is spoken in Laiching in the southeast of Chandel district, Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision of that 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.