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    Ruth Padel

    Not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea.

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    Maring
    Maring written in Meitei script
    RegionManipur
    EthnicityMaring
    Native speakers
    		26,000 (2011 census)[1]
    Meitei script
    Language codes
    ISO 639-3nng
    Glottologmari1416
    A Khoibu speaker recorded in India.

    Maring and Uipo (exonym: Khoibu) are closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by the Maring and Khoibu people in Manipur, India. Linguistically, they are closest to the Tangkhulic languages.

    Maring is spoken in Laiching in the southeast of Chandel district, Manipur and the northern border mountainous region of Tengnoupal subdivision of that district (Ethnologue).

    Phonology

    Consonants[2]
    Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
    Plosive p b t d tʃ dʒ k
    Aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ
    Fricative f s h
    Nasal m n ŋ
    Approximant w l r j
    Vowels[2]
    Front Central Back
    High i u
    Mid e o
    Low a

    Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ei/, /ai/, /au/, /ui/, /oi/.

    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. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
    2. ^ a b Namkung, Ju (1996). Matisoff, James A. (ed.). "Phonological Inventories of Tibeto-Burman Languages" (PDF). Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Monograph Series (3). University of California, Berkeley. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.


    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maring_language_(India)

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