Mao language (Manipur): Difference between revisions

Mao
Mao
\| Sopvoma, Emela, Mao' La \|
	Mao written in Meitei script
Pronunciation	mau
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland, Manipur
Ethnicity	Mao Naga, Poumai Naga
Native speakers	240,205 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetian Angami–Pochuri Mao; ;
Dialects	Paomata;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	India
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; nbi – Mao; pmx – Poumai
Glottolog	naga1397
ELP	Mao Naga

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Sopvoma or Mao is a Sino-Tibetan language of Angami–Pochuri linguistic sub branch.^[2] It is spoken primarily in Senapati district, northwestern Manipur and in Nagaland, India. It is similar to Angami.^[3] According to Ethnologue (2009), the Paomata dialect may be the same as Poumei (Poumai) Naga, which has received a separate ISO code.^[4]

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t̪	t		k
	aspirated	pʰ	(t̪ʰ)	tʰ		kʰ
	voiced	b	d̪			(ɡ)
Affricate	voiceless	p͡f		t͡s	t͡ʃ
	aspirated	(p͡fʰ)			t͡ʃʰ
	voiced	b͡v		d͡z	d͡ʒ
Fricative	voiceless	f		s	ʃ		h
Fricative	voiced	v		z	ʒ
Nasal		m		n		ŋ
Trill	voiced			r
Trill	voiceless			ʰr̥
Lateral				l
Approximant		(w)			j

/t͡ʃʰ/ and /w/ only rarely occur, and with /t͡ʃʰ/ only occurring in word-initial position.
The pre-aspirated voiceless /ʰr̥/, may have a word-initial allophone of [ʂ], [ʂ] rarely occurs phonemically.
[ɡ] only occurs marginally from loanwords.
/t̪, p͡f/ in word-initial position may be heard as [t̪ʰ, p͡fʰ] in free variation, rarely as phonemic.
/h/ may have an allophone of [x] word-initially, word medially in free variation. [x] rarely occurs as a phoneme.
/m/ before a central vowel /ɨ/ can have an allophone of a labiodental [ɱ].
/n/ before high vowel sounds can have an allophone of a palatalized [nʲ].

^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ "Mao (Naga) language and alphabet". omniglot.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "Mao (Naga) language and alphabet". omniglot.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "Wikiwand - Poula language". Wikiwand. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ Giridhar, P. P. (1994). Mao Naga Grammar. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages.

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-'''Sopvoma''' or '''Mao''' is a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language of [[Angami–Pochuri languages|Angami–Pochuri]] linguistic sub branch. It is spoken primarily in [[Senapati district]], northwestern [[Manipur]] and in [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. It is similar to [[Angami language|Angami]]. According to ''[[Ethnologue]]'' (2009), the Paomata dialect may be the same as '''Poumei''' (Poumai) Naga, which has received a separate ISO code.
+'''Sopvoma''' or '''Mao''' is a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language of [[Angami–Pochuri languages|Angami–Pochuri]] linguistic sub branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mao (Naga) language and alphabet |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/mao.htm |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=omniglot.com}}</ref> It is spoken primarily in [[Senapati district]], northwestern [[Manipur]] and in [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. It is similar to [[Angami language|Angami]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mao (Naga) language and alphabet |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/mao.htm |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=omniglot.com}}</ref> According to ''[[Ethnologue]]'' (2009), the Paomata dialect may be the same as '''Poumei''' (Poumai) Naga, which has received a separate ISO code.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikiwand - Poula language |url=https://wikiwand.com/en/Poula_language |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Wikiwand}}</ref>
 == Phonology ==