Sangtam language

Naga language spoken in northeast India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

NativetoNagaland, India
RegionEast-central Nagaland, Tuensang and Khiphire districts
EthnicitySangtam
Native speakers
76,000 (2011 census)[1]
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Sangtam
Thukumi, Sangtam Naga
Lophomi
Native toNagaland, India
RegionEast-central Nagaland, Tuensang and Khiphire districts
EthnicitySangtam
Native speakers
76,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nsa
Glottologsang1321
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Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Sangtam.

  • Kizare
  • Pirr (Northern Sangtam)
  • Phelongre
  • Thukumi (Central Sangtam)
  • Photsimi
  • Purr (Southern 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, /t̪͡ʙ̥, t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ/, which contrast with each other phonemically.[2][3]

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Consonants[2][3]
Labial Dental/
Alveolar		 Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ[a]
Plosive plain p t̪ ʈʵ c k[b]
aspirated pʰ t̪ʰ ʈʰʵ cʰ kʰ
Affricate plain t̪͡ʙ̥[c] t̪͡s t͡ʃ
aspirated t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ t̪͡sʰ t͡ʃʰ
Fricative voiceless (f) s ʃ x h
voiced v z
Approximant l ɻ j
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  1. [a]
    The velar nasal /ŋ/ is in free variation with a null realization [∅] syllable-finally when preceded by a nasalized vowel.
  2. [b]
    The unaspirated velar plosive /k/ is realized as a glottal stop [ʔ] in coda position.
  3. [c]
    The trill in unaspirated /t̪͡ʙ̥/ is typically voiced as [t̪͡ʙ] when word-medial.
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Vowels[2]
Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open/
Open-mid		 a ʌ
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All vowels can have high, mid, or low tone.

References

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