Kom language (India)

Kom is a language of the Kom tribe of India. Kohlreng is usually considered a dialect of Kom, but may be a distinct language. Speakers of Kom live in the hilly provinces of Manipur and Northeast states of India.^[3]

Kom
Kom Rem
Region	India
Ethnicity	Kom
Native speakers	15,108 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin-Mizo Northwest Kuki-Chin[2] Kom
Dialects	Kom Kolhreng
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kmm
Glottolog	komi1270
ELP	Kom

Geographical distribution

Speakers of Kom language are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. (2011:81),^[4] these 25 villages are listed as Teraphai , Nungkot Kom, Moirang Mantak, Laikot, Sinam Kom, Thayong Kom, Laikot Kom, Ichum Kom, Kom Keirap, Khoirentak, Sagang, Luikhumbi, Lallumbung, Mantak, Tuiringkhaison, Samulamlan, Chinglanmei, Bungsalane, Lananphai, Ngairong, Mungrushi, Sambangyan, Tonsen tampak, and Khulen.

some important Kom villages are located at :

• Saikul and Sinam-Kom of Kangpokpi district
• Greater Sagang of Churachandpur District

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
	voiced	b	d
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Fricative		v	s			h
Trill			r
Approximant	lateral		l
	central	w		j

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open	a

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