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Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Reang

Y. Arunima Singha, M.A. in Linguistics and M.A. in English, NET, Ph.D. Research Scholar
Dr. K. Kalpi Singha, M.A. in Manipuri, SLET, Ph.D.


Abstract

Culture and language are like the two sides of the same coin. The development of a group of people or an ethnic group depends on how developed its language and culture is. Keeping this in view, an attempt is being made here to describe some of the linguistic and cultural aspects of Reang. Ethnically, they are mongoloid. Reang is the name of the people and as well as the language. It is mainly spoken in the three districts of Tripura namely, West, South and North Tripura. They are also found in Northern part of Mizoram and Southern part of Assam and Bangladesh as well. It is the second largest majority among the tribes in the state of Tripura. Not much work has been done on Reang language and culture. Therefore, the main objective of the paper is to bring out the main linguistic and cultural aspect of the same people.

Keywords: Reang, Culture, Linguistic, Ethnic, Mongoloid.

Introduction

The present paper will provide the cultural and structural description of Reang spoken in the North Tripura district of Tripura. The Reang language falls under the Bodo-Garo subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman language family. The Reang tribes are different from other different Indian tribes. They can be distinguished from other tribes by their attire and dialect. This paper will be divided into two sections. The first part will discuss the main linguistic features of Reang. The second section will deal with the cultural aspects found in the language.

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Y. Arunima Singha, M.A. in Linguistics, M.A. in English, NET, Ph.D.
Research Scholar Department of Linguistics
Assam University
Silchar 788011
Assam
India
yendrembam.arunima@gmail.com


Dr. K. Kalpi Singha, M.A. in Manipuri, SLET, Ph.D.
Department of Manipuri
Assam University
Silchar 788011
Assam
India
kalpikonsam@gmail.com
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