Digaro Mishmi
Tawra, Taraon
tɑ31 rɑŋ53,da31 raŋ53,tɯŋ53
Pronunciation	[tɑ˧˩rɑŋ˥˧],[da˧˩raŋ˥˧],[tɯŋ˥˧]
Native to	India,China
Region	Arunachal
Ethnicity	Mishmi people
Native speakers	(35,000 cited 2001 census)[1]
Language family	Digarish (Mishmic)? Digaro Mishmi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mhu
Glottolog	diga1241
ELP	Digaro-Mishmi
Taraon is classified as Vulnerable by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Digaro, alsoTaraon,Tawra, orDarang, is aDigarish language of northeasternArunachal Pradesh, India andZayü County, Tibet, China.

According to Jiang, et al. (2013:2), their autonym istɑ31rɑŋ53 orda31raŋ53, and alternativelytɯŋ53 (Deng 登, 僜) in China. The Kaman (Miju) call themtɕi31moŋ35, theIdu call themtɑ31rɑŋ35, and theAssamese call themDigaro Mishmi.

InArunachal Pradesh, India, Digaro Mishmi is spoken inHayuliang,Changlagam, andGoiliang circles in theAmjaw district (Ethnologue). It is also spoken inDibang Valley district andAssam.

Jiang, et al. (2013:2) reports that inZayü County, Tibet, Taraon is spoken in the following villages.

• E River watershed 额河流域
  • Jiyu village 吉玉村 (alternatively named Juyu 巨玉)
  • Ciba village 次巴村
  • Rusu village 如苏村
  • Demen village 德门村
  • Zigeng village 自更村
  • Xiani village 下尼村
  • Ba'antong 巴安通
  • Xin village 新村
• Sang'ang River watershed 桑昂河流域
  • Gayao village 嘎尧村
• Chayu River watershed 察隅河流域
  • Dongchong 洞冲, Lower Chayu town 下察隅镇

• /ɨ/ may also be heard as [ɯ].
• /a/ may also be heard as [ʌ] before /k/.

• Evans, Jonathan P.; Manyu, Johakso (2021). "The sounds of Tawrã (Digaru-Mishmi), a Tibeto-Burman language". Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 44 (1): 1–26.
• Jiang Huo [江获], Li Daqin [李大勤], Sun Hongkai [孙宏开]. 2013.A study of Taraon [达让语研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].ISBN 9787105129324

• Blench, Roger. 2017.A dictionary of Tawrã, a language of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Evans, Jonathan P.; Manyu, Johakso (2021). "The sounds of Tawrã (Digaru-Mishmi), a Tibeto-Burman language".Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area.44 (1):1–26.doi:10.1075/ltba.20013.eva.ISSN 0731-3500.
• Chakravarty, L. N. (1963).A Dictionary of the Taraon Language. NEFA.
• Pulu, Jatan (1991).A Phrase Book on Taraon Language. Arunachal Pradesh government.
• Sastry, Garimella and Devi Prasada (1984).Mishmi Grammar. CIIL.
• Sastry, Garimella and Devi Prasada (1991).Mishmi-English-Hindi Dictionary. CIIL.
• Zong, Xiaozhe 宗晓哲 (2019).Xizang Chayu Darang yu 西藏察隅达让语. Beijing:The Commercial Press.OCLC 1156796336.

• Digaro languages
• Mishmi languages
• Languages of Tibet
• Languages of Arunachal Pradesh
• Vulnerable languages
• Endangered languages of China
• Endangered languages of India

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