Tai Phake language
| Tai Phake | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam |
| Ethnicity | Tai Phake people |
| Native speakers | 2,000+ (2005) |
| Language family |
Tai–Kadai
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | phk |
The Tai Phake language is spoken in the Buri Dihing Valley of Assam, India. The maːn˧ corresponds to the modern Thai เมือง, mueang, and Shan mong which corresponds to 'town'.
Distribution
| Tai name | Translation of Tai name | Assamese/English name | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| ma:n3 pha:4 ke:5 taü3 | Lower Phake village | Namphakey | Dibrugarh |
| ma:n3 pha:k4 ta:5 | Other side of the river village | Tipam Phake | Dibrugarh |
| ma:n3 pha:4 ke:5 nɔ6 | Upper Phake village | Borphake | Tinsukia |
| niŋ1 kam4 | Ning kam Nagas | Nigam Phake | Tinsukia |
| ma:n3 pha:4 naiŋ2 | Red sky village | Faneng | Tinsukia |
| məŋ2 la:ŋ2 | Country of the Lang Nagas | Mounglang | Tinsukia |
| məŋ2 mɔ1 | Mine village | Man Mau | Tinsukia |
| ma:n3 loŋ6 | Big village | Man Long | Tinsukia |
| nauŋ1 lai6 | Nong Lai Nagas | Nonglai | - |
Buragohain (1998) lists the following Tai Phake villages.
- Man Phake Tau (Namphake village, Assam)
- Man Tipam (Tipam Phake village, Assam)
- Man Phake Neu (Bor Phake village, Assam)
- Man Mo (Man Mo village, Assam)
- Man Phaneng (Phaneng village, Assam)
- Man Long (Long village, Assam)
- Man Nonglai (Nonglaui village, Assam)
- Man Monglang (Monglang village, Assam)
- Man Nigam (Nigam village, Assam)
- Man Wagun (Wagun village, Arunachal Pradesh)
- Man Lung Kung (Lung Kung village, Arunachal Pradesh)
References
- Buragohain, Yehom. 1998. "Some notes on the Tai Phakes of Assam, in Shalardchai Ramitanondh Virada Somswasdi and Ranoo Wichasin." In Tai, pp. 126–143. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Chiang Mai University.
- Morey, Stephen. 2005. The Tai languages of Assam: a grammar and texts. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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