UID:
edocfu_9959234372702883
Format:
1 online resource (321 pages) :
,
illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
90-04-34488-8
Series Statement:
Languages of the greater Himalayan region ; 19
Content:
Tangam is a critically endangered Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language spoken by around 150 hilltribespeople in the far Eastern Himalaya. A member of the Tani subgroup of Trans-Himalayan, Tangam is mutually-unintelligible with other languages of this otherwise relatively homogeneous subgroup. This is demonstrated to be a consequence of Tangam's early-branching status within the Western Tani subgroup, subsequent contact with Eastern Tani languages, and historical relationship with speakers of Bodic languages. Based on three field trips to the Tangam-speaking area over two years, this work presents a brief but comprehensive cultural, historical and grammatical introduction to the Tangam language, together with a trilingual lexicon in Tangam, English and Minyong, and a collection of fully-analysed texts. It will be of interest to linguists and anthropologists of the Himalayan region, as well as to historical linguists and language typologists.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction to Tangam Language and Culture -- Grammar -- Lexicon -- Texts -- Bibliography -- Index of Topics.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-34432-2
Language:
English
