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Chakpa (Meitei) is a Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal valley of Manipur, India. It belonged to the Luish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that of Meitei language.[1] Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.[2]
Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, Khurkhul and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.[1]
Other names
Template:Further Loi (or Lui; hence "Luish") is a Meitei exonym that includes Chakpa. Although Chakpa are typically considered to be Loi, not all Loi are Chakpa. For example, Kakching and Kwakta are Loi villages that are not Chakpa.[1]
Documentation
Chakpa is preserved in written manuscripts that are recited by religious scholars during traditional ceremonies, such as those of the Lai Haraoba festival.[1]
Chakpa word lists can be found in McCulloch (1859)[3] and Basanta (1998).[4]
The Chairel variety is documented in a word list by McCulloch (1859).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 On the Genetic Position of Chakpa Within Luish Languages. Himalayan Linguistics({Template:Date).
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes: With a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and Other Languages{{#if:McCulloch|, McCulloch}. Bengal Printing Company(1859)
- ↑ Modernisation, Challenge and Response: A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur{{#if:Basanta|, Basanta}. Akansha Publishing House(2008)
Further reading
- Rui sogo no saikou ni mukete. Kyōtodaigaku gengogaku kenkyū({Template:Date).
- Re-Examining the Genetic Position of Jingpho: Putting Flesh on the Bones of the Jingpho/Luish Relationship. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area({Template:Date).