Also Known As:
Terüpvunyu, Rengma Proper, Rengma Naga, Mozhumi, Moiyui, Mon, Unza, Nzong, Nzonyu, Injang, Southern Rengma, Western Rengma, Central Rengma
Dialects & Varieties
- Keteneneyu
- Azonyu
- Terüpvunyu (Central Rengma comprised of Western Rengma and Eastern Rengma)
- Southern Rengma
- Ntenyi (Northern Rengma [distant])
Western Rengma (Karbi Anglong, India) - Language Snapshot
Longmailai, Monali, Anita Langthasa, Udipta Saikia, Rinky Boruah & Tanti Basanta. 2020. Western Rengma (Karbi Anglong, India) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 82-86. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/184
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
65,328
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Spoken in Nagaland, Manipur and Karbia Anglong, Assam in India.
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
Rengma Literary Society
Speakers' Attitude
Terüpvunyu (Western Rengma) speakers have a positive attitude toward their language, use it at home, and want their children to learn it as their first language.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Assamese, Nagamese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Currently using a Roman script with diacritics for writing local documents, books, banner, placards, and WhatsApp text messages. No earlier written records for the Terüpvunyu (Western Rengma) dialect
Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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