Q. Consider the following statements:
- Haflong Hindi is the bridge language of Dima Hasao district of Manipur.
- Dimasa, Zeme and Linaglad languages belong to Sino-Tibetan language group.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 2
Notes:
- Haflong Hindi is the bridge language of Dima Hasao district of Assam. Haflong Hindi follows the Tibeto-Burman grammar, not the Hindi grammar, and has lexical additions from Nepali and Bengali. It has a generic plural marker and does not use numbers as in Hindi.
- The Dimasa language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Dimasa people in Northeastern part of India, in the states of Assam and Nagaland.
- Zeme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in north-eastern India. It is one of the dialects spoken by the Zeme Naga tribe. Zeme speakers are settled in the Indian states of Manipur (Tamenglong District and Senapati District), Assam (Dima Hasao District), and Nagaland (Peren District).
- Lianglad is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Liangmai Naga community in India. It has been called Kwoireng and is particularly close to Zeme and Rongmei. Lianglad is spoken in Peren district of Nagaland and Senapati district, Tamenglong district of Manipur.