LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:9 September 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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The Vowels of Sadu Koireng

Kunjalata Waikhom, Ph.D. Research Scholar
N. Pramodini, Ph. D.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the vowel system of Sadu Koireng language. We will examine vowels and diphthongs of this language. The vowel system consists of six vowels phonemes and four diphthongs.

Keywords: Phonemes, vowels, diphthongs, minimal pairs

Introduction

Sadu Koireng people migrated to Manipur from Eastern Burma (Kabui, 1987). The focus of this study is on Sadu Koireng. This language is spoken at Saikul Sub-division (30 km away from Imphal) under Senapati District of Manipur. It is one of the little known Tibeto-Burman Languages of Manipur. There are 35 houses in this village and the population is about 330. In order to document this language, it is a small step forward to take up the study of this language. In this paper, description of vowel phonemes of Sadu Koireng is discussed. An inventory of vowel phonemes is discussed on the basis of minimal pairs. There are six vowel phonemes and four diphthongs found in this language.

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Kunjalata Waikhom, Ph. D. Research Scholar
Department on Linguistics
Manipur University
Imphal
Canchipur- 795003
Manipur
India
kunjawaikhom@yahoo.com

N. Pramodini, Ph. D.
Department on Linguistics
Manipur University
Imphal
Canchipur- 795003
Manipur
India
npdini@yahoo.co.in
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