Maringic languages

Maringic
Maringic
Geographic; distribution	Manipur, India
Linguistic classification	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin–Naga Tangkhul–Maring (?) Maringic; ; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Maring ; Uipo ;
Language codes
Glottolog	mari1415
ELP	Maring Naga

Last updated May 14, 2025

A Khoibu speaker recorded in India.

The Maringic languages is a small group of Sino-Tibetan languages consisting of Maring and Uipo (exonym: Khoibu), two closely related languages spoken by the Maring and Khoibu people in Manipur, India. Linguistically, they may be closest to the Tangkhulic languages.^[1]

References

↑ Schumann, Freya (2024). Situating Uipo: evidence from stem alternations. SEALS 33 (33rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society). Taipei.

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[Schumann2024-1] Schumann, Freya (2024). Situating Uipo: evidence from stem alternations. SEALS 33 (33rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society). Taipei.

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Maringic
Geographic distribution	Manipur, India
Linguistic classification	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin–Naga Tangkhul–Maring (?) Maringic
Subdivisions	Maring Uipo
Language codes
Glottolog	`mari1415`
ELP	Maring Naga