A field report on Kongai language from Manipur, India
This contribution introduces Kongai, a hitherto unreported Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur, North-East India. This field report contains introductory sociolinguistic notes and preliminary information on Kongai phonological properties, such as syllable structure, rhymes, and prefixes. Additional linguistic data include the pronominal paradigm, comparative lexical materials, and a 100-items Swadesh wordlist.
Authors
- Jessica K. Ivani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2894-7135)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Himalayan Linguistics
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5070/h922259792
- Primary Topic
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00