Chakpa language
Extinct Sino-Tibetan language of India
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::summary Extinct Sino-Tibetan language of India ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chakpa |
| altname | Loi |
| states | India |
| region | Manipur |
| extinct | since the 1950s |
| ref | |
| familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| fam2 | Tibeto-Burman |
| fam3 | Sal |
| fam4 | Jingpho–Luish |
| fam5 | Luish |
| dia1 | Andro |
| dia2 | Sengmai (Sekmai) |
| dia3 | Phayeng |
| dia4 | Chairel |
| dia5 | Khurkhul |
| iso3 | none |
| glotto | andr1245 |
| glottorefname | Chakpa |
| isoexception | dialect |
| :: |
| name = Chakpa | altname = Loi | states = India | region = Manipur | ethnicity = | extinct = since the 1950s | ref = | familycolor = Sino-Tibetan | fam2 = Tibeto-Burman | fam3 = Sal | fam4 = Jingpho–Luish | fam5 = Luish | dia1 = Andro | dia2 = Sengmai (Sekmai) | dia3 = Phayeng | dia4 = Chairel | dia5 = Khurkhul | iso3 = none | glotto = andr1245 | glottorefname = Chakpa | isoexception = dialect
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. Varieties of the language included Sengmai and Andro.
Chakpa was spoken in villages such as Andro, Sekmai (Sengmai), Phayeng, Khurkhul and Chairel, all of which are now Meitei-speaking villages.
Other names
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.
Documentation
Chakpa is preserved in written manuscripts that are recited by religious scholars during traditional ceremonies, such as those of the Lai Haraoba festival.
Chakpa word lists can be found in McCulloch (1859) and Basanta (1998).
The Chairel variety is documented in a word list by McCulloch (1859).
References
References
- (2010). "Atlas of the world's languages in danger".
- Huziwara, Keisuke. (2020). "On the Genetic Position of Chakpa Within Luish Languages". Himalayan Linguistics.
- {{harvp. Matisoff. 2013
- McCulloch, W.. (1859). ["Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes: With a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and Other Languages"]({{google books). Bengal Printing Company.
- Basanta, Ningombam. (2008). "Modernisation, Challenge and Response: A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur". Akansha Publishing House.
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