Miji languages
| Miji | |
|---|---|
| Dhammai | |
| Sajolang | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Ethnicity | Miji people |
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Native speakers
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6,500 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjl |
| Glottolog | miji1239[2]saja1240 (Sajolang / Miji)[3]bang1369 (Bangru / Ləvai)[4] |
Miji (autonym: Dmay[5]), also Dhammai or Sajolang, is a cluster of possibly Sino-Tibetan languages in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. "Dialects" include at least two distinct languages, which are not particularly close, given only half of the vocabulary in common between the dialects of East Kameng District and West Kameng District. Long assumed to be a Sino-Tibetan language, it may actually be a language isolate.[6]
Varieties[edit]
There are 3 varieties of Miji.[6]
- Western Miji: spoken in and around Nafra Circle, West Kameng District
- Eastern Miji: spoken in Lada Circle,[5] East Kameng District
- Northern Miji (= Bangru?[6]): spoken in Sarli Circle,[5] northern East Kameng District
Distribution[edit]
According to Ethnologue, Miji is spoken in the following areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
- West Kameng District, Nafra circle, Bichom and Pakesa river valley – 25 villages including Debbing, Dichik, Rurang, Nachinghom, Upper Dzang, Naku, Khellong, Dibrick, Nizong, Najang, Zangnaching, Chalang, Nafra, and Lower Dzang
- East Kameng District: Bameng and Lada circles – Wakke, Nabolong, Kojo, Rojo, Sekong, Panker, Zarkam, Drackchi, Besai, Naschgzang, Sachung, Gerangzing, Kampaa, Salang, Pego, and Dongko villages
I.M. Simon (1979:iii) lists the following Miji villages from the Census of 1971.
- 1. Chalang [Cinlang]
- 2. Díbín [Díbín]
- 3. Ditchik [Dícik]
- 4. Dzang [Dzang]
- 5. Jangnachin [Zanachin]
- 6. Khazolang
- 7. Khelong
- 8. Laphozu
- 9. Mathow
- 10. Nakhu
- 11. Nachibun
- 12. Nizung
- 13. Rurang
Smaller hamlets include Dishin [Dícin], Devrik [Dívih], Diyung [Diyong], Nazang [Natsang], Nanthalang, and Otung [Uthung]. Some Mijis have also live in Aka villages such as Dijungania, Buragaon, Tulu, Sarkingonia, and Yayung.
Blench (2015),[5] citing Ramya (2012),[7] lists the Bangru (Northern Miji) villages Bala, Lee, Lower Lichila, Upper Lichila, Machane, Milli, Molo, Nade, Namju, Palo, Rerung, Sape, Sate, Wabia, and Walu’, as well as Sarli Town.
References[edit]
- ^ Miji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Miji". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Sajolang / Miji". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Bangru / Ləvai". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ a b c d Blench, Roger. 2015. The Mijiic languages: distribution, dialects, wordlist and classification. m.s.
- ^ a b c Blench, Roger; Post, Mark (2011), (De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconstructing the evidence (PDF) Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Blench2011" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Ramya, T. 2012. Bangrus of Arunachal Pradesh: An Ethnographic Profile. International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow, 1(3):1-12.
Further reading[edit]
- Blench, Roger. 2015. The Mijiic languages: distribution, dialects, wordlist and classification. m.s.
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