Kom language (India)

{{Short description|Kuki-Chin language of north-east India}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Kom

| nativename = Kom Rem

| region = India

| ethnicity = Kom

| speakers = 15,108

| date = 2011 census

| ref = {{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html|title=Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=7 July 2018}}

| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan

| fam2 = Tibeto-Burman

| fam3 = Kuki-Chin-Mizo

| fam4 = Northwest Kuki-ChinDeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth1; Amos Teo. 2015. Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015

| dia1 = Kom

| dia2 = Kolhreng

| iso3 = kmm

| glotto = komi1270

| glottorefname = Kom (India)

}}

Kom is a language of the Kom tribe of India. Kohlreng is usually considered a dialect of Kom, but may be a distinct language. Speakers of Kom live in the hilly provinces of Manipur and Northeast states of India.{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Chungkham Yashawanta|title=The linguistic situation in Manipur|journal=Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area|date=1995|volume=18|issue=1|pages=129–134|url=http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/singh1995linguistic.pdf|access-date=19 June 2014}}

Geographical distribution

Speakers of Kom language are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. (2011:81),Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). Linguistic Ecology of Manipur. Guwahati: EBH Publishers. these 25 villages are listed as Teraphai , Nungkot Kom, Moirang Mantak, Laikot, Sinam Kom, Thayong Kom, Laikot Kom, Ichum Kom, Kom Keirap, Khoirentak, Sagang, Luikhumbi, Lallumbung, Mantak, Tuiringkhaison, Samulamlan, Chinglanmei, Bungsalane, Lananphai, Ngairong, Mungrushi, Sambangyan, Tonsen tampak, and Khulen.

some important Kom villages are located at :

Phonology

= Consonants =

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! colspan="2" |

!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

rowspan="3" |Plosive

!voiceless

| {{IPA link|p}}

| {{IPA link|t}}

| {{IPA link|c}}

| {{IPA link|k}}

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aspirated

| {{IPA link|pʰ}}

| {{IPA link|tʰ}}

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| {{IPA link|kʰ}}

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voiced

| {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|d}}

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colspan="2" |Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

| {{IPA link|n}}

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| {{IPA link|ŋ}}

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colspan="2" |Fricative

| {{IPA link|v}}

| {{IPA link|s}}

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| {{IPA link|h}}

colspan="2" |Trill

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| {{IPA link|r}}

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rowspan="2" |Approximant

!lateral

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| {{IPA link|l}}

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central

| {{IPA link|w}}

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| {{IPA link|j}}

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= Vowels =

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!

!Front

!Central

!Back

align="center"

!Close

| {{IPA link|i}}

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| {{IPA link|u}}

Mid

| {{IPA link|e}}

| {{IPA link|ə}}

| {{IPA link|o}}

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!Open

| {{IPA link|a}}

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{{Cite book |last=Aimol |first=Chongom Damrengthang |title=A descriptive grammar of Kom |publisher=Canchipur: Manipur University |year=2007}}

References

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Further reading

  • [http://globalrecordings.net/research/dialect/12161/ Kom (India): Kolhreng (Speech variety #12161)]