Naga, Tarao

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
tro
Alternate Names
Tarao, Taraotrong, Tarau
User Population

870 (2000).

Location

Manipur state: Chandel district, Palel sub-district, Heikakpokpi, Khuringmul Laiminei, and Leishokching villages; Ukhrul district, Sinakeithei village.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

None known. Reportedly most similar to Chothe Naga [nct], 70% intelligibility. Lexical similarity: less than 60% with any neighboring language; 43%–46% with Chothe Naga [nct].

Typology

Postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; maximum affixes 2; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, and indirect objects; noun affix marks case; verb affixes mark number; no passive; causatives and comparatives; CVC.

Language Use

Home, religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 75% in Meitei [mni], English [eng]. Literacy program in progress. Older people can read Meitei in Bengali script. Young people prefer Latin script. Most villages have primary and junior schools; attendance is irregular. Grammar. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Tarao
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Not recognized as a separate Scheduled Tribe by the government due to its small size. Christian.