Rongmei language
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India
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Rongmei (also Ruangmei) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Rongmei Naga community in Northeast India.[1] It has been called Songbu and is close to Zeme, Liangmai and Inpui. The language has been nomenclatured as "Ruangmei" and studied as a First Language paper from class I to X of Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.[2] Ruangmei is studied as a Minor Indian Language (MIL) in Class XI & XII of Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM).[3]
| Rongmei | |
|---|---|
| Songbu | |
| Ruanglat, "Ruangmei" | |
| Region | Assam, Manipur and Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rongmei Naga |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 230,000[citation needed]) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nbu |
| Glottolog | rong1266 |
| ELP | Rongmei Naga |
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Geography
Rongmei is mostly spoken in the three states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.[4]
It is the most spoken language in Tamenglong district and Noney district; and the second most spoken language in Imphal West district and Bishnupur district of Manipur.[5]
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
A lower-mid elongated sound [ɐː] also occurs only in word-medial positions.[6]
