Suansu is a Sino-Tibetan language of Manipur, India, first reported in 2019.[1] It is spoken by approximately 2,000 people in several villages of Ukhrul District, Manipur.[2][3]
Suansu | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Manipur |
Ethnicity | Tangkhul Naga |
Native speakers | 2000 (2023) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | suan1234 |
Classification
editThe classification of Suansu within the Kuki-Chin–Naga languages is uncertain. It may be a Tangkhulic language.
Resources
edit- Lexibank data (GitHub)
- Lexibank data (Zenodo)
References
edit- ^ Ivani, Jessica Katiuscia. 2019. A first overview of Suansu, a Tibeto-Burman language from Northeastern India. Paper presented at the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society [SEALS] 29, 27-29 May 2019, Tokyo, Japan.
- ^ HANSEN, Grégoire & IVANI, Jessica K. 2023. Reciprocals constructions in Suansu: a first assessment. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4-6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.
- ^ Ivani, J. K. 2023. Suansu language from northeastern India: A field report. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 46(1).