Monsang language

Monsang (Monsang, Monshang; autonym: Si:rti^[1]) is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan (possibly Sino-Tibetan) language spoken in the Northeast of India. Scott DeLancey, et al. (2015)^[1] classifies Monsang as a "Northwest Naga" language. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[2]

Monsang
Siirti
Monsang written in Meitei script
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Monsang people
Native speakers	2,000 (2015)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Monsang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nmh
Glottolog	mons1234

Distribution

Monsang is spoken in Chandel subdivision, Chandel district, Manipur, in the 6 villages of Liwachangning, Changnhe, Liwa Khullen (Meeleen), Liwa Sarei, Japhou, and Monsang Pantha (Pentha Khuwpuw).^[3]

Phonology

Unlike the more conservative Kuki-Chin languages spoken to the south such as Mizo, Monsang has many innovative phonological and morphological features.^[4]