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Revision as of 00:05, 6 June 2023 edit undoZo world (talk | contribs)263 edits Thadous has 7 MLAs in Manipur and is spoken in all the districts in Manipur and also in nagaland, Assam and Mizoram , so let’s add factsTags: Mobile edit Mobile web editNext edit → |
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'''Thadou''' or '''Thado Chin''' is a ] language of the ] ] sub-branch. It is spoken by the ] in ] (specifically in ] and ]).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Mahapatra|first1=Bijaya P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhcLAQAAMAAJ&q=number+of+thadou+speaking+states+in+india|title=The Written Languages of the World: A Survey of the Degree and Modes of Use : Book 2, Non-Constitutional Languages|last2=Padmanabha|first2=P.|date=December 1989|publisher=Pr De L'Universite Laval|isbn=978-2-7637-7196-0|page=1311|language=en}}</ref> |
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'''Thadou''' or '''Thado Chin''' is a ] language of the ] ] sub-branch. It is spoken by the ] in ] (specifically in ], ] and ]).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Mahapatra|first1=Bijaya P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhcLAQAAMAAJ&q=number+of+thadou+speaking+states+in+india|title=The Written Languages of the World: A Survey of the Degree and Modes of Use : Book 2, Non-Constitutional Languages|last2=Padmanabha|first2=P.|date=December 1989|publisher=Pr De L'Universite Laval|isbn=978-2-7637-7196-0|page=1311|language=en}}</ref> |
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The speakers of this language use ] as their ] (L2) according to the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> |
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The speakers of this language use ] as their ] (L2) according to the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> |
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The language is known by many names, including '''Thado''', '''Thado-Pao''', '''Thado-Ubiphei''', '''Thādo''', '''Thaadou Kuki''', or just '''Kuki''' or '''Chin'''. |
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The language is known by many names, including '''Thado''', '''Thado-Pao''', '''Thado-Ubiphei''', '''Thādo''', '''Thaadou Kuki''', or just '''Kuki''' or '''Chin'''. |
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Thadou language is the second most spoken language in Manipur and was given the recognition of second language and main language in the Manipur hills during the British period. |
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There are several dialects of this language: Hangshing, Khongsai, Kipgen, Saimar, Langiung, Sairang, Thangngeo, Haokip, Sitlhou, Singson (Shingsol).<ref name=e25/> The Saimar dialect was reported in the Indian press in 2012 to be spoken by only four people in one village in the state of ].<ref name="Saimar hindu">{{cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3650421.ece |title= Just 4 people keep a language alive |newspaper= The Hindu | date= 18 July 2012 |access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> The variety spoken in ] has partial mutual intelligibility with the other ] varieties of the area including ], ], ], ], ] and ] languages.<ref name=Singh>{{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}}</ref> |
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There are several dialects of this language: Hangshing, Khongsai, Kipgen, Saimar, Langiung, Sairang, Thangngeo, Haokip, Sitlhou, Singson (Shingsol).<ref name=e25/> The Saimar dialect was reported in the Indian press in 2012 to be spoken by only four people in one village in the state of ].<ref name="Saimar hindu">{{cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3650421.ece |title= Just 4 people keep a language alive |newspaper= The Hindu | date= 18 July 2012 |access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> The variety spoken in ] has partial mutual intelligibility with the other ] varieties of the area including ], ], ], ], ] and ] languages.<ref name=Singh>{{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}}</ref> |
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Thadou language is the second most spoken language in Manipur and was given the recognition of second language and main language in the Manipur hills during the British period.
There are several dialects of this language: Hangshing, Khongsai, Kipgen, Saimar, Langiung, Sairang, Thangngeo, Haokip, Sitlhou, Singson (Shingsol). The Saimar dialect was reported in the Indian press in 2012 to be spoken by only four people in one village in the state of Tripura. The variety spoken in Manipur has partial mutual intelligibility with the other Mizo-Kuki-Chin languages varieties of the area including Paite, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages.
The Saimar dialect is only spoken by 4 people in one village, which is located in Tripura.
