Tangkhul
Tangkhul naga
Sino-Tibetan
Tangkhul Naga is one of the largest Naga languages, spoken by ~140,000 Tangkhul people in the Ukhrul District of Manipur, India, and the Somra Hills of Sagaing Region, Myanmar. The Tangkhul are part of the broader Naga ethnopolitical complex (~3M Nagas across NE India and Myanmar) but linguistically distinct: Tangkhulic is one of the most divergent groups within Naga linguistics, separated from other Naga and Kuki-Chin languages by significant grammatical and lexical differences. Tangkhul has classical Tibeto-Burman features (tonal, SOV, polypersonal verb morphology) but unique Tangkhulic phonological features. The London Missionary Society introduced Latin literacy in the early 20th century, and the New Testament was translated into Tangkhul (Pettigrew 1925).
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20 mots essentiels en Tangkhul naga
Eau
ze
/ze/
Feu
mei
/mei/
Soleil
nyithui
/ɲitʰui/
Lune
lai
/lai/
Mère
ina
/ina/
Père
apa
/apa/
Manger
ngui
/ŋui/
Boire
rai
/rai/
Amour
cha
/tʃa/
Cœur
mokyaba
/mokjaba/
Arbre
leiyik
/leijik/
Maison
shim
/ʃim/
Chien
ui
/ui/
Chat
mibu
/mibu/
Main
phei
/pʰei/
Œil
mi
/mi/
Bonjour
hayau
/hajau/
Merci
ase
/ase/
Un
kha
/kʰa/
Bon
kahei
/kahei/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Sino-Tibetan apparentées
| Sens | Tangkhul naga | Zeme naga | Hakha tchin | Kurtöp | mizo | iban | meitei |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | ze /ze/ | nki /nki/ | ti /ti/ | khwe /kʰwe/ | tui /tui/ | ai /ai/ | ꯏꯁꯤꯡ /isiŋ/ |
| Feu | mei /mei/ | mei /mei/ | mei /mei/ | mi /mi/ | mei /mei/ | api /api/ | ꯃꯩ /mei/ |
| Soleil | nyithui /ɲitʰui/ | sʰeu /sʰeu/ | ni /ni/ | ningpe /niŋpe/ | ni /ni/ | mata-ari /mataari/ | ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ /numit/ |
| Lune | lai /lai/ | kʰu /kʰu/ | thla /tʰla/ | lai /lai/ | thla /tʰla/ | bulan /bulan/ | ꯊꯥ /tʰaː/ |
| Mère | ina /ina/ | nem /nem/ | nu /nu/ | amai /amai/ | nu /nu/ | indai /indai/ | ꯏꯃꯥ /ima/ |
| Père | apa /apa/ | ape /ape/ | pa /pa/ | apai /apai/ | pa /pa/ | apai /apai/ | ꯏꯄꯥ /ipa/ |
| Manger | ngui /ŋui/ | so /so/ | ei /ei/ | za /za/ | ei /ei/ | makai /makai/ | ꯆꯥꯕ /tʃaːba/ |
| Boire | rai /rai/ | hʷu /hʷu/ | din /din/ | thung /tʰuŋ/ | in /in/ | ngirup /ŋirup/ | ꯊꯛꯄ /tʰakpa/ |
| Amour | cha /tʃa/ | kihai /kihai/ | daw /daw/ | ga /ɡa/ | hmangaih /hmaŋai/ | rinduai /rinduai/ | ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕ /nuŋsiba/ |
| Cœur | mokyaba /mokjaba/ | heisia /heisia/ | lung /luŋ/ | nying /ɲiŋ/ | thinlung /tʰinluŋ/ | ati /ati/ | ꯊꯃꯣꯏ /tʰamoi/ |
| Arbre | leiyik /leijik/ | rik /rik/ | thingkung /tʰiŋkuŋ/ | shing /ɕiŋ/ | thingkung /tʰiŋkuŋ/ | kayu /kaju/ | ꯐꯨꯂꯥꯡ /pʰulaŋ/ |
| Maison | shim /ʃim/ | ki /ki/ | inn /in/ | khim /kʰim/ | in /in/ | rumah /rumah/ | ꯌꯨꯝ /jum/ |
| Chien | ui /ui/ | hui /hui/ | ui /ui/ | khwi /kʰwi/ | ui /ui/ | ukui /ukui/ | ꯍꯨꯏ /hui/ |
| Chat | mibu /mibu/ | kʰemi /kʰemi/ | minu /minu/ | byila /bila/ | zawhte /zɔʔte/ | mayau /majau/ | ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯡ /houdoŋ/ |
| Main | phei /pʰei/ | hak /hak/ | kut /kut/ | lak /lak/ | kut /kut/ | jari /dʒari/ | ꯈꯨꯠ /kʰut/ |
| Œil | mi /mi/ | mik /mik/ | mit /mit/ | mik /mik/ | mit /mit/ | mata /mata/ | ꯃꯤꯠ /mit/ |
| Bonjour | hayau /hajau/ | hangba /haŋba/ | na dam maw /na dam maw/ | kuzu zangpo /kuzu zaŋpo/ | chibai /tʃibai/ | salam /salam/ | ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤ /kʰuɾumdʒaɾi/ |
| Merci | ase /ase/ | kazi /kazi/ | ka lawm /ka lawm/ | kadrinche /kadrintɕe/ | ka lawm e /ka lɔːm e/ | terima kasih /terima kasih/ | ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯆꯔꯤ /tʰaːɡattʃaɾi/ |
| Un | kha /kʰa/ | kha /kʰa/ | pakhat /pakʰat/ | thê /tʰe/ | pakhat /pakʰat/ | satu /satu/ | ꯑꯃ /ama/ |
| Bon | kahei /kahei/ | ahei /ahei/ | tha /tʰa/ | lekpo /lekpo/ | tha /tʰa/ | manah /manah/ | ꯐꯕ /pʰaba/ |
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