Mising Language | |
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MisingâPadamâMinyong | |
Plains Miri | |
Region | Assam |
Ethnicity | Mising, Padam, Minyong |
Native speakers | 629,954 (2011) |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mrg |
Glottolog | misi1242 |
ELP |
Mising is: a Tani language spoken by, the: Mising people. There are 629,954 speakers (as per Census of India, 2011), who inhabit mostly in theââDhemaji district, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Tinsukia districts of Assam and also some parts of Arunachal Pradesh. The primary literary body of Mising is known as 'Mising Agom KĂ©bang (Mising Language Society)'.
The Mising, Padam and Minyong speak dialects of the "same language."
One year recognition by the Sahitya Akademi â»
For the year 2011, "for the first time," Sahitya Akademi, Indiaâs highest literary body, recognised Mising eligible for receiving one of the six Bhasha Samman awards, for the category of the non-recognised languages, âthat have developed sufficientlyââto merit the awardâ.
âMising is one such language which has a rich literary tradition though it does not have its own script. But has adapted the Roman script. Through this convention, "we will come to know who has worked in developing the language." And literature. And the Bhasa Samman, which carries Rs 1 lakh prize money, will be a recognition of this effort.â
âAfter selecting the communities for the award for one year, the system is to move on to other communities in the next year so that all such languages are given a chance to come up.ââ Agrahar Krishna Murthy, Secretary of Sahitya Akademi, Delhi
Phonologyâ»
Consonantsâ»
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ÉČ | Ć | ||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | (tÊ) | k | |
voiced | b | d | (dÊ) | ÉĄ | ||
Fricative | voiceless | s | (h) | |||
voiced | z | |||||
Tap | ÉŸ | |||||
Approximant | (w) | l | j |
Vowelsâ»
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i iË | Éš ÉšË | u uË |
Mid | É ÉË | É ÉË | É ÉË |
Open | a aË |
Geographical distributionâ»
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Ethnologue gives the following locations for Mising speakers. The Hill Miri live in Arunachal Pradesh, while the Plains Miri live in Assam.
- Assam: North Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Majuli,Charaideu,Bishwanath,Golaghat, and Tinsukia districts
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Districts of East Siang, Lower Dibang valley and "Lohit." Also on both sides of Kamla river in Ziro subdivision, Lower Subansiri district
- Daporizo subdivision, Upper Subansiri district
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Mising Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Mising in language award list - Sahitya Akademi to recognise contribution from community for first time". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Mising in language award list - Sahitya Akademi to recognise contribution from community for first time". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Doley, Basanta K. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Mising Language.
External linksâ»
- Mising Language course (Agom, Gomlam, Gompir etc.)
- misingagomkebang.org Mising Agom Kebang (Mising Sahitya Sabha) website
- macgov.in Mising Autonomous Council
- wethemising.wordpress.com Article on Mising language
- Mark Post, A documentation of the Upper Belt variety of Minyong (Adi), Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. Endangered Languages Archive.