Sangtam language

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Sangtam
Thukumi
Sangtam Naga
Lophomi
Native to Nagaland, India
RegionEast-central Nagaland, Tuensang and Khiphire districts
Ethnicity Sangtam
Native speakers
76,000 (2011 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nsa
Glottolog sang1321

Sangtam, also called Thukumi, Isachanure, or Lophomi, is a Naga language spoken in northeast India. It is spoken in Kiphire District and in the Longkhim-Chare circle in Tuensang district, Nagaland, India.

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Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Sangtam.

The standardized dialect of Sangtam is based on the Tsadanger village speech variety.

Phonology

Sangtam is unusual in having two stops with bilabial trilled release, /t̪͡ʙ,t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ/. [2]

Consonants [2]
Labial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive plain p ʈ c k ʔ
aspirated t̪ʰ ʈʰ
Affricate plain t͡ʙ t͡s t͡ʃ
aspirated t͡ʙ̥ʰt͡sʰt͡ʃʰ
Fricative voiceless( f ) s ʃ x h
voiced ( v )( z )
Approximant l ɹ j
Vowels [2]
Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open/
Open-mid
a ʌ

All vowels can have high, mid, or low tone

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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. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Coupe, Alexander (2015). "Prestopped bilabial trills in Sangtam". Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Glasgow, 1014 August 2015. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. ISBN   978-0-85261-941-4. Paper no. 0734.1–5.