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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 | |
![Thumb](#/media/File:"Monsang"_written_in_Meitei_script.jpg) Monsang written in Meitei script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Monsang people |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2015)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nmh |
| Glottolog | mons1234 |
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]
Unlike the more conservative Kuki-Chin languages spoken to the south such as Mizo, Monsang has many innovative phonological and morphological features.[4]
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