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Suansu language

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Suansu
Native toIndia
RegionManipur
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
2000 (2023)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None(mis)
Glottologsuan1234

Suansuis a Sino-Tibetan language ofManipur,India, first reported in 2019.[1]It is spoken by approximately 2,000 people in several villages ofUkhrul District,Manipur.[2][3]

Classification[edit]

The classification of Suansu within theKuki-Chin–Nagalanguages is uncertain. It may be aTangkhuliclanguage.

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References[edit]

  1. ^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.
  2. ^HANSEN, Grégoire & IVANI, Jessica K. 2023.Reciprocals constructions in Suansu: a first assessment. 26th Himalayan Languages Symposium, 4-6 September 2023. Paris: INALCO.
  3. ^Ivani, J. K. 2023. Suansu language from northeastern India: A field report.Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area46(1).