| Sangtam | |
|---|---|
| Thukumi, Sangtam Naga | |
| Lophomi | |
| Native to | Nagaland,India |
| Region | East-centralNagaland, Tuensang and Khiphire districts |
| Ethnicity | Sangtam |
Native speakers | 76,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nsa |
| Glottolog | sang1321 |
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Sangtam, also calledThukumi,Isachanure, orLophomi, is aNaga language spoken in northeastIndia. It is spoken in Kiphire District and in the Longkhim-Chare circle inTuensang district,Nagaland, India.
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Sangtam.
The standardized dialect of Sangtam is based on the Tsadanger village speech variety.
Sangtam is unusual in having twostops with bilabial trilled release,/t̪͡ʙ̥,t̪͡ʙ̥ʰ/, which contrast with each other phonemically.[2][3]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open/ Open-mid | a | ʌ | |
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All vowels can have high, mid, or lowtone.