Lamkang

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
lmk
Alternate Names
Lamkang Naga, “Hiroi-Lamgang” (pej.), “Lamgang” (pej.)
Autonym
Lamkaang
User Population

10,000 (1999 census).

Location

Manipur state: Chandel district, 6 villages near Shuganu; 6 villages in Chalong area; 18 villages in Palel, Chandel town, and Sibong area; Nagaland state: Dimapur.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Northwestern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Anal Naga [anm].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives before head nouns; adjectives and numerals after noun heads; noun prefixes mark person, number of possessor; VC, CV, CVC, CCCVC.

Language Use

Vigorous, but each successive generation not as knowledgeable about their folksongs and folktales. Used by all. A few also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Meitei [mni], at least passively.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 40% in Meitei [mni]: 10 to 40 year olds (2000 S. Towar). Only 2% can read Latin script. Bible: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lamkang
Writing

Latin script [Latn]. Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr], used in Myanmar.

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.