Challow language explained

Challow
States:India
Region:Manipur
Ethnicity:Tangkhul Naga
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Tibeto-Burman
Fam3:Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
Fam4:Kuki-Chin–Naga
Fam5:Tangkhul–Maring
Fam6:Tangkhulic
Iso3:none
Glotto:chal1279

Challow is a Tangkhulic language of Ukhrul District, Manipur, India.[1] [2]

Typology

Challow is a tonal language with SOV word order, agglutinative morphology, and ergative-absolutive alignment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ivani, Jessica K. (under review) Some preliminary notes on Challow, a Tibeto-Burman language from Manipur, India.
  2. IVANI, Jessica K & ZAKHARKO, Taras. 2023. Linguistic diversity in North-East India: a comparative look at neighboring languages Suansu, Kongai and Challow. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4-6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.
  3. IVANI, Jessica K. 2023. Challow language from northeastern India: a field report. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4-6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.